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A photograph of a ceremonial stage hung with gold and maroon draped silk curtains patterned with small yellow figures. A central man in an orange-red turban and orange garments, with a large white and red flower garland around his neck, raises one hand in a blessing gesture while another man stands behind him. To the right, a bare-chested young attendant in an orange dhoti, with a rudraksha mala and gold-colored pots, holds a tray on a blue embroidered cloth. On the left, a bare-backed attendant in white holds a lit oil lamp (aarti) toward the stage, with smoke rising. A woman in orange stands at the left edge. The scene suggests an aarti being performed during a puja. The central figure has a turban and garland, with appearance cues consistent with the page's reference to a person, which is an appearance-based candidate.

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