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A photograph of a smoky indoor puja. A man in a white short-sleeved shirt and cream dhoti, wearing a black rudraksha mala, bends forward holding a silver tray with a rolled white paper scroll, pink flowers and green leaves. A woman in the right foreground kneels with palms pressed together and eyes lowered. Two standing men in light shirts stand behind them. A wall shows framed religious pictures, a calendar grid and a poster of small deity images. Smoke or incense haze fills the room.

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Indoor photo in a home or small room with glass display cabinets holding toys and figurines behind. A young man in white dhoti and shirt with a red-bordered cloth on his shoulder stands at left, reaching toward a silver plate of pink flowers and a rolled white cloth. A middle-aged man in white kurta and dhoti, with white vibhuti marks on his forehead, wearing black rudraksha mala and glasses, holds the plate at center. At right a woman in an olive-green sari with floral print and gold bangles holds the other end of the plate. Below, a person in white kneels near bookshelves containing DVDs and books. The scene suggests a paduka pooja offering with flowers.Indoor photo of a puja in a room filled with smoke or incense haze. In the foreground a woman with long dark hair pulled back, wearing a white top and an orange-yellow cloth, holds a metal ritual vessel and a gold bangle on her wrist, and a rudraksha-style bead necklace is visible at her neck. 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