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A living-room style home shrine during a house-visit puja. A framed portrait of a saint, garlanded with red and white flowers, hangs on the wall behind a low orange-cushioned seat. A woman in a red-and-gold sari and red garland stands before the portrait, holding a silver trident-shaped staff, while a small flame burns nearby. Around her, a row of saffron-robed young men with rudraksha malas sit cross-legged on a rug, and a man in white dhoti with a red shawl kneels near the seat. Brass puja plates and a small flame sit on an orange table at right. A older woman in a cream sari with floral print stands with palms pressed together, and a man in white shirt stands behind her. Several children sit on the floor, and one man at left photographs the scene with a phone. The portrait's subject is a depiction on a wall and is not counted as a physical person.

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