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Overhead photo of a ritual offering setup at a KAILASA temple shrine. Two ornate pairs of gold-embroidered footprint-shaped padukas or sandals rest on a pink and gold brocade cloth, decorated with a string of pearls and red, pink and purple flowers, with a small brass lamp in front. Beside them a vase holds white lilies. On a large brass plate sit small bowls of prasadam, a white conch shell, a folded red cloth, and a lit oil lamp, while a brass tray holds ripe mangoes, oranges and apples. A golden cloth hangs at the left edge. No people are visible.

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