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Night outdoor ritual in front of a decorated deity murti on a golden pedestal, garlanded with marigolds. Several devotees sit on a mat in orange and white clothing: a woman in an orange top and maroon wrap bows with head down at left, a woman in white with an orange shawl sits with her back to the camera and a long braid, a man in orange holds his hands in anjali, and a bare-chested man in white dhoti with a sacred thread and tilak sits at right with palms joined. A standing priest in white holds a lit flame, possibly an aarti lamp, while a standing woman in an orange sari raises her arms. Brass vessels, a plate of bananas and betel leaves and marigold petals on the floor mark a puja setting, with a brick border and night lights in the background.

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