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A woman in a teal saree with gold trim sits cross-legged on the floor performing puja, holding a brass oil lamp and a small bell in her hands, with a white head covering. In front of her on a gold-embroidered cloth are a brass plate with a lit lamp, bananas, fruit, a bowl of yellow turmeric powder, a small brass kalasha-style vessel and a potted plant. Behind her, rows of identical black stone murti figures dressed in orange and green garments, with white flower and bead garlands, are arranged in tiers against a red brick wall.

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