Brass oil lamps with rooster-shaped finials stand in the foreground on a dark stage, several with small flames burning in their cups. Behind them a large projected image shows a deity murti or devotional figure adorned in red and gold garments, jewelled ornaments and garlands of red flowers. No people are visible in the scene. - Nithyanandapedia

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Brass oil lamps with rooster-shaped finials stand in the foreground on a dark stage, several with small flames burning in their cups. Behind them a large projected image shows a deity murti or devotional figure adorned in red and gold garments, jewelled ornaments and garlands of red flowers. No people are visible in the scene.

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