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A festive Diwali altar with a red cloth-draped table. Centre-back is a large framed portrait of a smiling man wearing a red and gold turban, a red-gold shawl and a red-and-white flower garland, with a bindi on his forehead; the portrait is edged with gold tinsel. Beside it are a small brass deity murti group under a gold arch, a yellow-clad figure, red and yellow roses in glass vases, a framed picture of a goddess with a veena and lotus, and a brass lamp. Floor in front holds a large spread of naivedyam: bowls of sweets, savouries and rice dishes, fresh fruit including bananas, apples and pumpkins, plus packaged food and coconut milk cartons, with terracotta oil lamps lit around it. Empty room with pale tiled floor and potted plants.

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