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A home shrine set up in a living room with a red sofa and lace curtains. A large framed photograph of a figure wearing an orange-red turban, gold garland and ornaments and a peacock-feather armband sits on the sofa, raising one hand, which is. In front of it stands a black-background portrait of a figure with white-tilak forehead, orange sash and a tall silver trident. A woman in an orange shawl on the right presses her palms together in namaste. The low table holds bowls of rice-based offerings topped with white flowers, fruits, a lit oil lamp on a plate, and garlanded framed deity pictures, consistent with a home puja for Vijaya Dashami.

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