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A seated group of devotees gathers on the floor of a bare garage-like room during a home puja. A bare-chested man in a white dhoti sits at the lower left, a woman in white sari sits beside a brass tray of lamps and offerings, and a seated figure in white sits near a deity murti set on an orange cloth at the right. Women in colourful saris and children in pink, purple and orange clothing sit around them. A flat-screen television at the back left shows a livestreamed gathering, and a table holds lamps and a small plate.

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