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A photograph of an evening ritual on a striped cloth mat in front of a red upholstered throne with gold trim. A seated man with long hair, rudraksha-style garlands and a gold pendant, wearing an orange-gold dhoti and shawl, sits barefoot with palms pressed together and eyes closed. To the right, a priest in orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with a shaved head and white markings on his forehead and arms holds a metal plate with a lit aarti lamp, its flame rising in smoke. Behind them are white and red flowers and seated devotees in dim light. Printed copyright and source text appears on the image.