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Photograph of a temple offering ritual. A woman in a red saree with floral embellishment and gold bangles sits on the floor at lower left, arranging food on a silver thali with banana-leaf plates, flower garlands nearby. A large mat with pink and green stripes holds rows of food offerings in small bowls, decorated with yellow marigolds, with fruit at the centre. Behind, a figure in white dhoti stands at the top edge, and a red-draped altar holds a deity murti decorated with flowers, a kalasha-style vessel and an oil lamp.

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