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A photograph inside a temple hall with a white tiled floor and exposed ceiling lights. A woman in a cream cardigan and beige-gold sari holds a brass aarti plate with a lit oil lamp, offering it to a group of devotees. A young girl in a pink top and grey leggings stands beside her. On the right, a woman in a black blouse and gold-bordered cream sari holds her palms together in namaste, and a woman with glasses in a cream sari stands beside her. Behind them, a woman in a black top and a woman in a yellow kurta stand among other devotees. Along the left wall, deity murtis and decorations are visible, and a hanging bell is suspended from the ceiling. The scene shows aarti being performed during a devotional gathering.

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