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Gudi Padwa Instagram post: A gudi decorated with a copper kalash and a red silk drape

The scene is a sunlit Maharashtrian courtyard with a stone wall and wooden door, lit by golden-hour rays and lens glow from the top left, with floating petals. A copper kalash tops a bamboo stick draped in a red gold-bordered silk saree, with a white-and-marigold garland and mango leaves. A brass pot rests at the base on a white rangoli with red and yellow flowers, and lit diyas sit in the foreground. The cinematic, warm, photoreal finish has a shallow depth of field.

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