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Indoor temple shrine scene with a seated devotee in a dark red-brown robe and gold-trimmed shawl lighting an oil lamp held over a golden puja tray. Behind him a standing man wears an orange shawl, a pink-and-tan kurta, and a dark jacket; a boy in a beige vest and pink kurta stands at left, and a person in a red top and white dhoti stands center holding an orange cloth. A man at left in orange clothing presses palms together in namaskar. Behind the altar are white marble-like statues of Ganesha and a seated female deity with folded hands in pink and green robes, with a flower-decorated shrine. A golden tray of marigolds sits on the altar in front, with metal pots and a kalasha-like vessel nearby, and a red-cloth offering table holds currency notes. The lamp flame and marigold garlands dominate the frame.

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