Close-up photograph of four dark, shriveled, dried seed-like pieces resting on large fresh green betel-style leaves on a metal surface. A small fly sits on the right edge of the leaf. Behind them, a green printed box and a yellowish object appear at the left edge. No people, deity figures, or ritual setting are visible, so no identification applies. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close-up photograph of four dark, shriveled, dried seed-like pieces resting on large fresh green betel-style leaves on a metal surface. A small fly sits on the right edge of the leaf. Behind them, a green printed box and a yellowish object appear at the left edge. No people, deity figures, or ritual setting are visible, so no identification applies.

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