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Photograph of a temple shrine set up for a Lakshmi puja. In the foreground a kalasha-style metal pot is wrapped in white jasmine garlands and red roses, beside a dark wooden elephant-shaped stand. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in a deep magenta and gold silk sari with a gold crown-like headpiece, layered gold necklaces and orange-and-white flower garlands, seated on a red wooden peetha. Brass oil lamps with lit flames, brass bowls, and purple lotus flowers surround the offerings. Behind, larger deity figures in yellow and green silk saris and gold ornaments stand on a striped woven mat. No people are visible.