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A photo of a small home-style puja in a garage-like room with a white wall and a rolled-up garage door. Several people sit on the floor on rugs and foam mats. On the right, a seated figure in a golden-brown patterned top and blue skirt wears a red-and-white flower garland and a dark hair bun; the figure looks like a mannequin or statue rather than a person. Behind and beside it stand brass or bronze deity murtis, including a standing figure with a trident and a garland. A man in white kurta and dhoti with a rudraksha mala sits at right. Brass bowls, a lit oil lamp, flower petals and offering plates lie on the floor. Children in pink and cream clothes sit at left with hands joined, and women in saris lead the rite at centre.

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