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Night outdoor ritual at a temple-style courtyard. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a saffron-orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a flaming brass aarti lamp toward a flower-decorated kalasha on a raised platform, garlanded with yellow marigold and red rose garlands. Smoke drifts across the left side. A brass oil lamp stands at right. A cameraman with a camera on a tripod and two other white-clad attendants stand nearby. Hanging strings of beads and yellow fabric trim frame the top.

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