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A seated woman with a short dark hairstyle wears an orange-red and gold sari with a gold border and a thick garland of red, white and green flowers over her shoulders. She holds a long silver horn-shaped vessel over a silver tray with a small silver stand, a silver kalasha-style pot and a small figure on the tray, indicating a puja or abhishekam offering. Behind her, a deity murti is decorated with yellow and red marigold garlands and a gold crown and ornaments, with a green draped cloth beneath. Silver bowls and a covered silver dish sit in the foreground on a red cloth. A wall fan is visible at the upper right. This is a photograph of a ritual setting with one physical person.

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