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Night-time ritual on a decorated open-air stage with a fire pit in the foreground. A standing priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl raises a lit kalasha/aarti lamp toward the fire, with smoke rising. A bald man in white dhoti with gold trim and a gold necklace sits cross-legged at left, hands folded, with a microphone stand before him. Two people in white sit to the right beside a tray of flowers, fruit and brass vessels. Behind them stand golden deity murtis, one dark-skinned figure in gold and one in a maroon cloth. On the raised dais, a seated figure in orange robes with a rudraksha-style garland and long hair sits on a throne under a large floral garland, with an attendant in orange nearby. Marigold and rose garlands decorate the stage, and a gilded parasol canopy stands above.

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