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A photograph of an indoor puja room with orange and maroon draped fabric backdrop and white and red floral garlands. At the centre, a deity murti decorated with pink flower petals, pink garlands and a crown-like headpiece sits on a low platform, with fruit and offerings nearby. A man in a red shirt holds his hands out over the murti while a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha beads stands beside it. Women in saris and devotees in saffron and white surround the murti, one woman in a red sari near a brass lamp, and devotees lean in close to the offerings. A framed picture hangs on the upper left wall. The scene looks like an abhishekam or puja, with about twelve people visible.

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