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A home altar setup in front of a large life-size cutout print of a smiling man in an orange-red turban with a crescent emblem, wearing a red-orange robe, a red and white flower garland, a yellow marigold garland and rudraksha beads, with a peacock feather behind him. The cutout shows a figure with raised hands holding white jasmine. In front, a silver tray holds fruits including a green guava, mangoes, bananas and lychees, and small bowls of dry fruits and nuts such as almonds, cashews, raisins, dates, pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds, decorated with yellow flowers and leaves. A brass oil lamp with a lit flame and yellow flowers sits at left beside a brass bell, and a framed picture of a deity pair is at the left edge on a pink and gold cloth. Paper cutouts of the same turbaned figure sit among the offerings. No physical people are visible.

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