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A photograph of an indoor ritual inside a decorated temple hall with a red carpet and green lighting. In the centre, an older man with long grey hair and a white beard, wearing orange robes and a yellow-and-pink flower garland, bends forward with his palms pressed together before a lit oil lamp held by a younger attendant. The attendant has a white forehead marking, a gold necklace and orange clothing, and holds the lamp in both hands. Beside them, a plate of pink flower petals sits near the flame. Around them, several people in orange and red robes, rudraksha beads and white forehead marks stand watching, with a bystander in a blue shirt and a man in a striped shirt at the right. Statues and gold-framed decorations line the background. This describes a aarti offering; a person appears as a probable in-person candidate on the basis of the long hair, orange robes, and flower garland, though his face is not used for identification.

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