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A stage event under a red-and-white tented canopy with a pink-lit backdrop. In the foreground, two men with bare upper bodies and white-marked arms hold up brass oil lamps with lit flames, and a third holds a bell near the foreground. Center stage, a gilded throne-like seat with a decorative canopy holds a seated figure in orange-red clothing and a garland; a row of women in pink, purple and white saris and men in white dhotis stands with hands folded beside it. Striped multicolored cloths drape the foreground table. A camera on a tripod is visible at right. Reads as an aarti during a deepam-style ceremony.

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