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Shrine arrangement in an ashram room with a framed picture of a deity on a red-draped table, garlanded with a beaded necklace and flanked by pink lotus flowers and a plate of fruit. Many lit oil lamps sit on a wooden triangular table, and a brass plate with a lit lamp and offerings rests nearby. In the foreground a gold and orange cushion holds a pearl mala, a pair of sandals and scattered pink petals. Brass lamp stands and gold statues stand along the walls. No people are visible.

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