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A photograph of a Mahalakshmi puja at a golden shrine. A shaven-headed priest in saffron robes and an orange head cloth kneels at left, pouring water from a brass vessel over a white crystal-like shivalinga-style object on a wooden stand, a ritual abhishekam. Behind it, a large golden deity murti wears a red and white flower garland and an ornate gold crown. A woman in an orange sari sits at right beside a small bronze figure, and another woman in white stands at left edge. Green fruits sit at lower right and red flowers rest on the stand.

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