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A priest with his back to the camera, bare-backed and wearing a white dhoti with a gold-edged border, raises a lit brass aarti lamp toward a large flat-screen TV mounted in a temple hall. The screen shows a live feed of a deity murti decorated with garlands and a seated figure with palms joined in prayer. Beside the screen stands a carved white ornate pillar and a maroon-draped table holding brass plates with white flower petals, a sweet offering, and a small brass bowl. Gold drapes and potted palms frame the hall, with red velvet rope barriers in the foreground. The scene suggests an online aarti streamed during the Diwali temple anniversary programme.

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