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A photograph of a devotional altar set up for puja. At the centre stands a small gilded deity murti in a pink sari with gold border, wearing a rudraksha mala and an ornate crown, seated against a gold arched throne-backdrop framed with white jasmine garlands and red roses. Behind it hangs a golden and red embroidered cloth. In the foreground are brass oil lamps, a brass bowl of red rose petals, a brass kalasha-style vessel, a bowl of red apples, betel leaves with a brass tray of rudraksha beads and flowers, and a white flower on the table. No people are visible.

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