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A temple puja in a Hindu shrine. A man with a shaved head sits cross-legged on a red mat, wearing an orange saffron cloth draped over bare shoulders and a gold necklace, holding a lit lamp or camphor flame aloft in his right hand. Beside him a woman in an orange-red top and gold-bordered sari sits with palms pressed together in prayer, eyes closed. Behind them stand three large colourful deity murtis dressed in saris and crowns, one in purple-and-yellow, one in red, one in pink, holding tridents and weapons, decorated with garlands of marigolds and flowers. A silver tray of flowers and offerings, brass pots and kalashas sit on the floor in front, with a gold-patterned wall behind. This appears to be an aarti during a puja.

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