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Close overhead view of a brass and silver puja tray set on a concrete floor, with a pair of hands at left lighting or arranging small oil lamps. The tray holds a brass bowl of flowers and dark round items, several small brass cups with offerings and red kumkum, a bell with a handle, and a white conch shell with a red flower. A red-painted seated figurine of a deity sits beside a framed picture labelled "MANDYA REFINEARIES S.T.N.T. (Chennai)" showing a deity form. A brass incense stick smokes at upper left, and a rudraksha-like bead cluster sits near the picture. No physical people are visible beyond the hands, so the scene is a home-style or ashram puja setup rather than a full ceremony.

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