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Two women sit cross-legged on a patterned mat at night in an open-air temple courtyard with yellow pillars and a red curtain. The woman on the right, wearing a maroon sari with gold border and gold necklace, holds her palms together in anjali namaskar. Beside her, the woman on the left wears a white sari with pink floral print, a green blouse and red-beaded necklace, hands folded. Brass plates and bowls before them hold white flowers, marigold-type petals, rice or grain, a small brass lamp, a kalasha-style vessel and a silver jug; a larger plate of white flowers sits in the foreground. Puja offerings are arranged for worship.

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