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Night outdoor ceremony under a tent with a crowd of seated devotees in the background and string lights. In the foreground a priest with a red-and-orange head cloth, bare chest, rudraksha-style beaded necklace, and white dhoti with orange and teal border holds a lit oil lamp flame over a yellow-orange ritual platform decorated with white flower garlands, fruits, red flowers and kalasha vessels. To the right a seated figure on an ornate gold throne with red cushion, wearing ornate gold necklaces and saffron-orange cloth, sits with hands folded in namaste. This appears to be a puja ritual with aarti. a person identification is appearance-based only and uncertain.

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