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Three people sit close together in front of a gilded altar with red velvet cushions, in a devotional setting. On the left, a woman in a pink top and white sari with a gold necklace sits with eyes closed and hands together. In the centre, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes wears a rudraksha mala and has a white tilak on his forehead and arms, his hands folded in prayer. On the right, an older man in white kurta with glasses and a red-thread wrist band folds his hands in front of the red cushion. Behind them, a deity figure in orange garments wears a white flower garland, and a gold ornate structure is visible at the upper right.

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