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A woman in a beige short-sleeved top and a dark maroon sari with gold border stands in a utility room, wearing a white face mask and blue gloves. She works at a white top-loading washing machine beside a white dryer, with a stainless steel sink in the foreground. A white plastic bag sits on the tiled floor, and folded orange cloths are stacked on a shelf at left. The grey block wall and brown tiled backsplash complete the laundry setting, consistent with the cleaning and laundering of deity cloths described in the event.

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