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A photo of a worship set-up in a temple-style room. At centre, a large printed portrait stands behind a deity murti decorated with red and pink garlands, gold ornaments and a rudraksha-style necklace. In front, a pair of small deity figures, a gold Ganesha-style figure on the right, an oil lamp, brass bell and gold kalasha-style vessel. Flanking the portrait, two women seated on red cushioned seats wear red and magenta sarees, crimson turbans, gold pendants and garlands, and smile with hands raised in greeting. A banyan-tree backdrop and a small shrine image appear at the left. The portrait shows a bearded man in a red turban with gold chain and garlands, seated with hands raised, labelled by no visible caption.

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