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A priest in a white dhoti and red-orange shawl with Sanskrit print performs an aarti, holding a silver lamp with a large flame toward a richly decorated deity murti. The murti is framed by a gold ornate backdrop, garlanded with red, yellow and white flowers and set beside a gold-trimmed peetha. A yellow draped cloth fills the background. The priest wears a rudraksha mala and a bangle on the arm, and his head is bowed in focus. Other figures are not clearly visible.

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