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Outdoor covered veranda with concrete floor and red pillars, a leafy tree behind. A shirtless man with white dhoti, rudraksha mala and sandalwood markings sits cross-legged on a woven mat, holding a small bell or lamp and performing a puja. Beside him a woman in green salwar kameez and face mask sits on a mat, holding a lit lamp near brass plates of offerings, a kalasha-style brass vessel, and small oil lamps with flames. A third woman in a dark patterned dress stands nearby with an arm raised, speaking. Brass thalis hold flowers and kumkum, and a conch shell and bottle of water sit on the floor.

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