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Art style: Ghibli / Anime-inspired. Mixed-style. @Meera is hand-drawn Ghibli; everything else is a real photograph. @Meera, in the exact identity and costume of her locked reference: young Indian woman, oval face, clear dimples, warm brown skin, black hair in a loose bun, red sari with a woven yellow border over a red blouse, a small round bindi, silver earrings, thin silver bangles. Hand-drawn 2D Ghibli: soft painted shapes, gentle outline only at the silhouette, one clean highlight in each eye, no photographic skin texture, no pores. She stays drawn. Everything else is fully photorealistic: the heavy black cast-iron pot in both her hands — seasoned iron with fine pitting, a heat-darkened rim, a worn thin handle; inside it a thick red-brown curry, glossy and dense, its surface quivering and releasing steam. The fitted iron lid rests on the small worn wooden table. The table is thick old hardwood, real plank grain, knots, old knife scars and soaked water stains. The oil lamp stands on the table screen-right — real brass, dull and tarnished in the recesses, a small steady flame behind a smoked glass chimney throwing a warm pool of light across the wood and up the wall. The plastered wall behind carries real cracks and stains; a shelf with copper and clay pots is softly out of focus at screen-right; a woven floor mat is visible at the bottom of frame. Rich volumetric steam rises off the curry and crosses the lamplight in real layers. Real photographic depth of field, real highlight falloff on everything except her. Lighting: this is the first evening shot — the last grey daylight is still in the room and the oil lamp is coming up as the new key. The firelight from the stove is behind her, fading. Warm lamp light from screen-right falls on the real wood, the real iron and the rising steam. Her painted shadows and the painted light on her sari must fall in the same direction, with the same softness and the same warm amber colour, as the real light on the table and the pot. Composition: close-up, eye level, side-on to her. @Meera at screen-centre, walking in from screen-left, both hands closed around the cast-iron pot's handles, the pot held low and level in front of her, steam lifting between her and the camera. She is mid-step, weight on her front foot, looking down at the pot. The lamp on the table screen-right. The room falls into warm shadow at the edges — no window view, no opening, no open landscape, no horizon. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ FINAL STYLE ENFORCEMENT (this is the authoritative rendering directive — it overrides any style wording elsewhere in the prompt): Render this image in the following art style: Soft hand-drawn anime illustration, delicate linework, painterly backgrounds, airy natural light, gentle colors, peaceful cinematic storytelling atmosphere. Every surface, skin, fabric, material, and environmental element must be rendered in this idiom. Reference images context (match the visual style and elements from these): - Ржавый чугунный котелок (prop): Старый, потемневший чугунный котелок с двумя ручками и заметными следами ржавчины на внутренней и внешней поверхностях. Предмет стоит на нейтральном светлом фоне, создавая атмосферу старины и деревенского быта. - Традиционный сельский дом ночью (location): Традиционный индийский дом с черепичной крышей и верандой, освещенный теплым светом, стоит под проливным дождем рядом с рисовым полем. Сцена передает уютную и спокойную атмосферу ночи в сельской местности с контрастом холодного дождя и теплого интерьера. - Традиционный деревенский дворик в дождь (location): Уютный внутренний дворик традиционного дома с шиферной крышей во время дождя, украшенный множеством горшков с цветами и глиняными кувшинами. Сцена наполнена спокойной атмосферой, с мокрым отражающим полом, развешанным бельем и пышной зеленью на заднем плане. - Уютная деревенская хижина в дождь (location): Интерьер традиционного дома с видом из окна на дождливый тропический пейзаж, рисовые поля и глиняную печь с огнем. Теплый свет масляных ламп создает уютную атмосферу, контрастирующую с пасмурной погодой снаружи. - Уютная хижина в дождь (location): Интерьер деревенского деревянного дома с видом на дождливые рисовые поля и пальмы через открытое окно. Внутри царит теплая атмосфера, создаваемая светом керосиновой лампы, на переднем плане стоит большая плетеная корзина на циновке. - Глиняная лампа в деревенском интерьере (style_reference): Глиняная масляная лампа с горящим фитилем на фоне открытой двери, за которой идет дождь. Изображение передает уютную, спокойную атмосферу с акцентом на текстуры дерева, глины и мягкое освещение. - Ancient Banyan Tree (prop): Studio Ghibli style, a massive ancient banyan tree with a thick, gnarled central trunk and numerous aerial roots descending to the ground. Dense canopy of vibrant green heart-shaped leaves. Intricate bark textures with patches of moss. Isolated on a clean white background, hand-painted anime aesthetic, high detail, square format. - Weathered Granite Stone Well (prop): Studio Ghibli style, a circular village water well constructed from rough-hewn, weathered grey granite blocks. The rim is wide and flat with visible moss in the crevices. A simple wooden crossbar or pulley frame sits above it. Isolated on a clean white background, hand-painted anime aesthetic, high detail, square format. - Heavy Wooden Agricultural Plow (prop): Studio Ghibli style, a traditional rural Indian agricultural plow made of heavy, dark weathered timber. Features a sharp, triangular iron blade at the base and long wooden handles. Thick, coarse jute ropes are attached to the frame. Splintered wood texture and dried mud on the blade. Isolated on a clean white background, hand-painted anime aesthetic, high detail, square format. - Азиатский водяной буйвол (character): Крупный темно-серый буйвол с массивными изогнутыми рогами и веревкой в носу, стоящий в грязи на нейтральном фоне. Детальное изображение подчеркивает текстуру шкуры и мощное телосложение животного. Director notes for this scene: Prop reference for the cast-iron pot and the evening interior lighting style.