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Night photo of a ritual with oil lamps. A figure in an orange-red turban with gold ornaments, a red and white flower garland, gold chains and a rudraksha mala holds a lit oil lamp in both hands and looks down at it. A second person in the right foreground tends lamps on a woven basket tray with several clay lamps. Behind them, a standing man in white clothes and other devotees stand in dark surroundings, with a parasol pole and palm foliage at left. The scene suggests an aarti or lamp offering.

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