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A home shrine table set with offerings. Two small gold Ganesha figurines, one playing a flute and one seated, flank a central arrangement of pink hibiscus, purple flowers and green mint sprigs in a white bowl. Behind it hangs a blue printed cloth with a framed portrait of a bearded man in an orange-red turban and garland, labelled as a portrait without a readable caption. Cups and bowls in front hold sliced mango, apple, papaya, grapes, broccoli and cut greens, with two glasses of water. No physical people are visible.

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