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Devotees perform an aarti ritual indoors. In the foreground, a woman in a white top holds a small brass oil lamp with a lit flame in one hand, while her other hand is raised toward it. Behind her, a woman in an orange-red salwar kameez with a red dot on her forehead sits on the floor holding another brass lamp. A brass plate with offerings and a small oil lamp sits on a red cloth at lower left, and a clear plastic container sits at the bottom edge. The setting is a temple or hall with a red wall in the background.

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