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A photograph of a covered outdoor ritual hall with a corrugated metal roof strung with white paper garlands. Four men stand on a raised platform performing aarti: the men in saffron-orange dhotis and shawls with rudraksha malas hold up lit oil lamps and bells, while two men in white dhotis with orange shawls stand at the ends, one raising a lamp. Seated in front of the platform, women in white saris hold brass oil lamps and brass vessels, and rows of brass lamps and bells sit on the floor. Garlands and a flower-decorated altar with an orange cloth appear at the right. Spectators stand in the background. The scene reads as a Jayanti-Brahmotsavam celebration aarti.

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