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Photograph of a Saraswati puja set-up on a gold-and-orange cloth. A metal murti of goddess Saraswati, decorated with jewelled ornaments, red flowers, a golden crown and a veena held across her body, sits behind a brass sri yantra-style meru pedestal. Lit oil lamps and a brass lamp stand in front, with brass plates of yellow and white flowers, red roses, and a small Ganesha figurine nearby. Only partial hands of a person in a yellow garment are visible holding an open book at the left edge. No full people are shown.

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