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A man with a shaved-looking head and a white horizontal tilak stands bare-chested in an orange-red wrap, wearing a thick white jasmine garland and red, blue and gold beaded garlands. He holds a brass aarti lamp with a bright flame in one hand and a small brass bowl in the other, lighting a small altar in a niche. The altar has framed pictures, footprint images, marigold and rose petals, brass lamps and a plate of offerings. Another person in orange stands behind him against a patterned wall with brass candle-holder motifs. Possible aarti ritual at a house visit.

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