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A photograph of a temple courtyard ritual. In the foreground a bald man in saffron-orange robes holds a round silver tray of lit oil lamps and offerings, with flames burning on the tray. Beside him a white cow with painted yellow-and-red markings on its horns and body stands near a second white bull, and several bare-chested men in white dhotis and a man in white clothing stand behind them under a shaded area. A decorated sign and small shrine elements are visible in the background. The orange-robed man appears to be a priest performing an aarti with the cows present, but his appearance does not clearly match the page's a person claim, so he is described by role only.

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