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A home altar set up for puja. On the left, a framed photograph shows a smiling man with dark hair wearing an orange-saffron robe, a white flower garland and a red-and-yellow tilak, one hand raised in blessing before a banyan-root backdrop; the frame is wreathed in red-and-yellow marigold garlands. Beside it, a large framed image of Lord Shiva with a trident and crescent moon, blue-grey skin, rudraksha and a snake, is also garlanded. In front, a leopard-print cloth holds brass Ganesha and deity figures, yellow flowers, white jasmine, rudraksha malas, a bowl of offerings and a red kalasha-style pot. Drums and a small trident stand nearby, and a framed temple-carving photo sits at right.