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A home altar and food offering arrangement photographed indoors. On a window sill stands a small shrine with a red Ganesha figure, a golden deity murti with orange and yellow flower petals, and hanging brass bells with dried flowers. Beside it, a potted plant and a glass of mint sprigs. In the foreground, a round wooden tray holds bowls of sliced mango, orange segments, a crumbly baked pie, an apple, strawberries, blackberries, a pink drink, sprouts, greens, nuts and snack mix. A small brass oil lamp sits on the sill. No people are visible.

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