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A dim, night-time ritual in an open pavilion decorated with hanging red and orange tassels and bunting. A standing priest with a shaved head, wearing white dhoti and shawl with a red-bordered cloth, holds a lit camphor flame on a plate, offering aarti. Seated devotees in white clothes fill the floor on orange cloth, with brass oil lamps, kalasha-style vessels, plates of flowers and offerings in front. At left a woman in a green sari sits beside a framed portrait on a red and gold throne-like seat. Brass lamps with lit wicks light the scene. Several people seated in rows fill the background, and a sign-like printed banner with a logo appears in the corner.

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