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A photograph of a ritual offering in a temple hall with red-and-white striped walls and orange draped cloth. A woman in a yellow blouse and cream saree with a red bindi and black beaded necklace leans forward to pass a small silver bowl over an ornate gold-embossed pedestal holding a large silver thali of offerings, with petals and a small lamp. Behind her, another woman in a yellow shawl and white garment sits watching. On the right, a man in white dhoti and shirt sits with palms joined, and a man in white clothing reaches toward the tray. A lit oil lamp stands on a gold-trimmed side table, and a silver kalasha-topped structure is in the background. Two women's heads are visible in the lower foreground, one with a floral hair clip. Sitting and standing people are visible in the scene; the image shows a padapuja-style offering setting.

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