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A small red-lit shrine room with pink walls and a red cloth canopy. A person in a dark brown garment with a beaded band on the sleeve stands with their back to the camera at the left edge, facing the shrine. On the walls hang a framed picture of a deity with a garland and an ornate frame, a small framed image above, and a large framed painting of a seated bearded sage with an ochre garment and a glowing backdrop. A niche holds an offering of fruit and flowers, a brass bell and kalasha-like vessels sit on a low gold-coloured table, and a red cushion rests on the floor. The scene reads as a quiet shrine space for puja and darshan.

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