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Indoor shrine room with a devotee in white garments lighting a small oil lamp at an altar. Behind the altar stand a black-faced deity murti in orange and gold dress with ornate necklaces, and a golden statue of a yellow-skinned figure wearing a red-brown turban and heavy garlands of rudraksha beads and white flowers. A golden lion-shaped figure sits on a pedestal. The offering table holds a brass plate of fruits including oranges, apples, grapes and pineapple, bowls of nuts, flowers, a kalasha and brass vessels, draped in orange, green and magenta cloths. The scene shows puja offerings being made.

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