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Night photograph of a temple-style ritual at a table draped with a gold-embroidered cloth. A large flame rises from a metal plate of flowers and offerings on the right. A bare-chested elderly priest in white dhoti and a rudraksha mala leans in with a lit oil lamp, while a younger man in orange dhoti with a rudraksha mala and a gold necklace stands beside a silver kalasha. Other priests in white dhotis and a man with a headband stand behind, and a few hands and a partial figure appear at the lower edge. Marigold garlands and petals decorate the scene, with a yellow-and-orange draped canopy above. This appears to be a fire ritual such as a homa or aarti.

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