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A photograph of a ritual offering display arranged before a large printed backdrop of a figure in saffron-orange cloth draped with red and yellow flower garlands and rudraksha-like beads. In the foreground a large steel tray holds bowls made of dried leaves filled with almonds, cashews, peanuts, brazil nuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, dried apricots, raisins, prunes and fried crispy snacks, garnished with yellow chrysanthemums and green leaves. Behind them stand fruit offerings including a green guava, mango, jackfruit pieces, longans, bananas and citrus on a brass tray, plus leaf plates of cooked dishes and a brass kalasha vessel. Two small printed cut-out portraits of a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron garland stand among the offerings. No physical people are visible.

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