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A dense crowd of devotees seated closely together in a temple hall during a Deepam lamp ceremony. In the centre, a man in white kurta with a rudraksha mala stands with hands on hips, looking to one side. Nearby, a man in white with red mala and a woman in yellow hold small lamps or offerings. Others in white, orange and red shawls and rudraksha malas sit around them, many with red-and-white attire. No clearly visible a person candidate is identifiable from appearance; the scene shows devotees gathered for the ritual.

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