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A woman in a beige top kneels with palms pressed together in namaskar before a shrine at a temple, during a MahaLakshmi puja. Beside her, a man in a white dhoti with a face mask and sacred markings on his bare upper body kneels and prepares offerings. Behind them stand white painted deity murtis, including one in a pink and gold sari, and a dark-skinned Lakshmi-type murti in a blue and pink silk skirt with gold jewellery and a tall crown, holding lotus-like objects. A brass plate with flowers and marigold garlands sits on the shrine ledge, with gold drapery and a gold arch behind.

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