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A seated man in a maroon silk robe and red-brown dhoti performs an aarti with a flaming metal camphor bowl, its flame lit at the top. He wears a rudraksha mala, a white and red flower garland, and a red bindi. Behind him stand two ornately decorated metal deity murti adorned with jewelled necklaces and crowns, framed by red, yellow and white flower garlands and a golden arch. Blue and red decorative banners flank the scene. A hand holding a brass bell appears at the right edge. a person cues are a rudraksha mala and maroon ceremonial robe, placed on a presiding ritual role. This is a photograph of an aarti ceremony in a temple-style setting.

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