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A photograph inside a temple-style tent set up for a ritual. A man in a rust-brown dhoti-style garment and a waist belt, wearing a red-and-pink garland and gold bangles, holds a lit flame toward a tall gold pillar draped with pink fabric. Behind him, a second person in an orange-and-white garment stands near the red carpet. On the right, a deity murti is dressed in blue, orange and silver garments and flower garlands, with a red cloth draped behind and a brass oil lamp in the foreground. Small brass bowls with offerings and scattered flower petals sit on the red floor. The main figure's role appears to be performing an aarti or puja; no identification is made from appearance.

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A man in a brown dhoti and reddish-brown shawl, wearing a red and white flower garland and gold chains, stands barefoot on a red carpet holding a brass lamp near an ornate golden pillar. Behind him stands an attendant in an orange-yellow dhoti with a garland. Before a decorated shrine a deity murti is adorned with a rich silk shawl in blue, orange and gold, with marigold garlands, while brass oil lamps and bowls of offerings sit on the floor. A red cloth covers an object in the background and a red curtain hangs nearby.2016-05-22A man with long swept-back dark hair, a rudraksha-style red-brown garment, a red tilak, a white and red flower garland, gold bangles and a gold waist belt stands at a golden pillar, holding a lit oil lamp in one hand and a small handbell in the other while gesturing toward the shrine. 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