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Photograph of a ritual offering arranged on a round table covered with a deep red velvet cloth. Silver-rimmed plates hold bananas, apples, pears, pink roses, a row of small bowls with grains and pulses, and a silver tray with brass oil lamps, a small brass bell, kumkum and turmeric bowls, and a silver cup with spoon. A tall white and red jewelled cone-shaped object and a painted peacock-design bowl sit at the centre, with embroidered orange and gold cloths on the side plates. Smoke rises from incense sticks. No people are visible.

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