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Indoor ritual scene with a fire pit made of brick, flames rising, beside a low altar draped in purple cloth. A standing man in a rust-red dhoti and a red-orange shawl over bare shoulders, with a red headwrap, holds a lamp toward three statues: a white-clad deity murti with a crown and necklace, a figure in red and gold, and a female-form murti in a green and orange sari. The altar is decorated with white and red flower garlands and marigold strands, with brass plates, bowls, coconuts, banana leaves and flower petals scattered on the floor. Beside the altar stands a woman in a white sari with red border, hands folded in namaskar, next to a black staircase with flower garlands. A gold and crimson throne stands at left. Photo of an abhishekam-style puja with homa fire.

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