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A metal thali on a red velvet cloth holds white steamed rice, a small bowl of yellow-green cooked vegetables, a bowl of thick green stew, and a brass cup of water. Behind it stands a golden Ganesha murti with a face covered in a large gold and pearl crown and multi-strand gold necklaces, decorated with red and green stones. Yellow marigold garlands hang above, and a dark cloth-covered object with pearl-and-gold jewellery sits to the right beside a deity figure in blue and white pearl adornments. This is a neivedyam offering of food to the deity murti. No people are visible.

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