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A woman in a teal and gold-striped silk sari with a blue border stands with her back to the camera, holding a brass lamp with lit flames before a deity murti in a shrine. The black stone murti wears a silver crown, a pink and gold-embellished garment, and heavy jewelled necklaces, set within a gold arched frame. The shrine is decorated with white and red flower garlands, marigolds and green leaves. On a yellow cloth in front are fresh flowers, bananas, brass bowls of offerings and a tray of petals, with tall brass lamps at the side. The scene appears to be a puja or aarti during Vaikunta Ekadasi celebrations at Sripuram.

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