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A photograph of a puja inside a bright room with pale blue walls and a white tiled floor. A figure in an orange turban and orange robes, wearing a white and red flower garland, stands at a table and holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a silver bell in the other, performing aarti before a small deity murti decorated with marigold garlands. Silver trays hold fruit, incense sticks, and offerings, and a silver bell rests on the table. Behind, a man in white clothes holds a red-and-gold camera, and two men stand near the right holding a plate of petals. A red carpet runs along the floor, and gold lamps and hanging garlands with a colourful cloth decoration appear at the edges. a person appearance: a candidate in orange turban and robes performing the aarti; the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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