A woman in a white sari with a green border stands at left with her back to the camera, facing a row of dark stone or metal seated deity murti arranged on a draped table with a red cloth. The murti are seated figures with raised hands and crowns, and small brass offerings sit before them. The setting appears to be a temple or shrine room for an arti or puja. - Nithyanandapedia

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A woman in a white sari with a green border stands at left with her back to the camera, facing a row of dark stone or metal seated deity murti arranged on a draped table with a red cloth. The murti are seated figures with raised hands and crowns, and small brass offerings sit before them. The setting appears to be a temple or shrine room for an arti or puja.

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