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A photograph of a temple shrine during arati. In the foreground a hand raised at the right holds a small brass lamp with a flickering flame and rising smoke. Behind it stands a gilded deity murti in a golden arched niche, dressed in a teal cloth and garlanded with red and yellow flowers, with a white and red ornamented necklace. To the right, a large golden mukha or crown-shaped ornament with green stones sits above a Shiva lingam-style form wrapped in red and yellow garlands, with a gold ceremonial frame and red drapery behind. A brass lamp stand stands at left. The scene is blurred and shallow in focus.

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