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A photograph of a home puja altar arranged on a silver tray. Two black sandal-shaped padukas are decorated with blue butterfly-pea flowers, yellow marigolds and white jasmine blossoms, with gold-topped rudraksha-bead staffs placed at their base. Behind them stand a small red-and-saffron figurine of a smiling man wearing an orange turban, rudraksha and gold necklaces, beside a red-and-gold conch shell, a small drum and a maraca. A framed picture shows a temple tower with a trident, and a small brass Shiva lingam-style stand and bronze deity figures are nearby. Two white and orange bowls hold cooked rice topped with jasmine, and a golden yantra plaque and red lotus flowers complete the offering. No people are visible.