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Photograph of priests performing an aarti with lit oil lamps inside a temple hall with orange-red walls and a corrugated metal roof. Three standing men in white dhotis and white shawls with maroon borders hold up flaming multi-wick lamps; the rightmost wears round glasses, a rudraksha mala and a bead bracelet and holds a small bell in his other hand, while the middle priest holds a bell. The leftmost priest holds a lamp in one raised hand. A golden throne with a red cushion stands behind them, and a steel ledge in the foreground holds orange cloths and brass plates. Women in white saris sit at the lower left. Marigold garlands drape the railing and a framed picture hangs on the wall behind.

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