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Night photograph inside a temple corridor of a brass tray stand holding several brass bowls filled with oil and lit wicks, forming a ritual lamp arrangement. A large central brass bowl sits on a pedestal, surrounded by smaller bowls, with white jasmine garlands and yellow and pink flowers draped around the golden octagonal tray. Behind, a silver-coloured covered vessel stands on a metal rail area beside stone pillars wrapped in string lights, and a few figures are faintly visible in the background. No person is clearly seated before the lamps. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering setup at a Hindu temple.

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