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Indoor puja in a carpeted room during an evening Shivaratri observance. A large seated statue on the right wears a garland of pink and white flowers, a blue cloth draped below, and raises its hand in blessing; it is a murti, not a living person. Three standing metal deity figures stand against the wall at left. Along the floor, brass plates, bowls, oil lamps, fruit and sweets are arranged on white cloths. Several devotees sit in front: a woman in a red blouse and orange-gold sari pours from a vessel, a woman in a green and purple sari sits in the centre, a woman in a grey patterned outfit sits at right, a man in white kurta sits behind the altar, and children in white and grey clothing join with folded hands, one girl in pink holding a bell-like brass item. Roughly eight to ten physical people are visible.

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