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Indoor temple-hall photograph of a group of devotees performing an aarti or puja at a ceremony with a green mat and red-and-green runner on the floor. A woman in a blue and gold saree and a man in a white dhoti stand holding brass plates with flowers and oil lamps. A woman in a purple top and teal skirt holds a lit lamp and a brass pot, and another woman in a green and purple saree holds a lamp. A man in a dark jacket and a woman in a red saree stand behind them. Red and green draped fabric, colourful garlands and a deity murti on a stand decorate the background, with small idols on a black table at right and scattered rose petals and orange fruit on the floor.

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