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Indoor puja at a small shrine room with yellow walls, yellow drapery and marigold and teal garlands framing a large portrait of a seated figure on a gilded throne with a red cushion. The portrait shows a smiling man in a saffron turban bearing an Om emblem, wearing a saffron robe, a multi-coloured flower garland and gold ornaments, with one hand raised in blessing. In front, a standing man in a rust-red sannyasi robe with a shaved head presses his palms together in namaste, with a rudraksha mala on his wrist. At right, a man in a teal patterned kurta, dark vest and white dhoti kneels at the throne, holding a metal implement. The floor is black-and-white checkered marble with a brass plate of flowers and fruit, brass bowls and a small oil lamp. A printed timestamp reads Mar 1, 2022 21:53:27 with the address 8 Kalika Gali, Lahori Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.

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A photograph of a shrine room with yellow draped cloth and marigold and teal flower garlands hung above a golden throne with carved lion-head armrests and a red velvet seat. A large printed cutout of a smiling bearded man in a red-orange turban with a gold emblem, wearing red-orange robes, a multi-coloured flower garland and gold necklaces, sits on the throne with one hand raised in blessing. In front, on patterned orange and red cloths, are a brass lamp and bell, a basket of marigolds and leaves, a plate of offerings with a green cloth, sandals on a brass tray, and two plates of sweets. A timestamp and the location Kalika Gali, Lahori Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh appear in the lower right corner. 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