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A puja arrangement on a red cloth-covered altar at a Guru Purnima observance. Three white-coated figurines, each topped with a green leaf and a red flower garland at the base, stand on a marble tray, while a partly visible hand, arm and bare shoulder of a worshipper at right applies something to one figure. Behind the altar, a framed portrait shows a robed figure wearing yellow marigold and multi-coloured flower garlands and a rudraksha-style bead necklace. A brass kalasha or vessel with flower garlands sits at upper right, with brass oil lamps, a small brass deity image and a camphor or incense stand nearby, and a yellow cloth at right.

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