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A photograph of a brass kalasha set on a brass tray on a marble floor. A brown coconut with husk sits atop the brass pot, wrapped with a garland of white jasmine flowers that also loops around the tray. A brass lamp or puja vessel and a carved marble ledge are visible at the top. A timestamp overlay in the lower right reads Tripura Bhairwi Road, Bangali Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, Jun 28, 2022 09:27:45. No people are visible.

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