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A photo of a puja at a shrine in a plain block-walled room. A golden statue seated on a dark tiled pedestal wears a red turban, a maroon and gold garment, layered gold necklaces and a green garland, with a red-and-gold shawl draped behind it. On the left, a person in a white garment with a yellow top holds a silver lamp with a lit flame aloft. Brass lamps with lit wicks, brass plates, bowls and cups, a flower and a folded white cloth sit on a white-covered table in front of the statue. Incense sticks stand in a brass dish. The statue is a deity murti, not a living person.

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