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A puja scene in a hall. A standing man with a shaved head, white tilak and orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing white flower garlands, holds a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small bell or implement in the other, performing aarti. Seated devotees in the lower left are partially visible, one with a shaved head and orange cloth. Beside him stands a decorated deity murti dressed in saffron with silver ornaments and a crown, framed by a large garland of multicoloured flowers in red, yellow, orange and white. A smaller garlanded murti or peetha stands in front, and a white floor-standing air conditioner, a gold arch and a teal draped table are visible. Other people are partially visible in the foreground. The lamp flame and the lamp-lit deity are the focal points.

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