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A framed statue-like figure seated on a decorated peetha throne with a peacock-feather backdrop, wearing a deep red turban and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, holding a trident and a small book, garlanded with a red, yellow and orange marigold garland. In front, many stacked plastic packs of white rice with green and yellow labels are arranged on a floor cloth as annadan food donation offerings. A wall-mounted television above shows a screen with a group photograph. A dark wooden cabinet stands at right beside a small plate of offerings. No living people are visible.

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