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Overhead photo of a puja setup on a grey woven mat. A hand wearing a beaded rudraksha-style mala and a yellow sleeve reaches into an ornate silver tray holding small brass cups, turmeric and kumkum powder in red and yellow, and a small pile of white ash. Below, two brass plates hold yellow and red powders and a dark block, with a brass kumkum bowl, a small brass vessel and a steel spoon nearby. Oil lamps stand at the top edge. No faces are visible, so no one can be identified.

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