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Two women in saffron and orange-red sarees with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a red carpet before a low wooden puja table. The woman on the left holds a wooden plate and sings or chants, while the woman on the right holds an open orange booklet and clasps her hands near a small flame. On the table are brass oil lamps, a brass bell, a small plate of fruit and flowers, and incense smoke rises. Behind them stands a crystal shivalingam on a stone yoni-pitha base, beside gold ornaments, potted green plants and a dark red curtain.

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