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Night outdoor ceremony on a lawn in front of a multi-storey building with balconies and lit windows. A standing figure in a red-orange robe and matching headwear raises a lit lamp high with both arms, its flame glowing. A large crowd of mostly white-clad devotees sits on mats and grass, many with hands raised palm-up in worship. In the foreground at left, a seated figure in a red-orange garment sits on a leopard-print cushion facing the lamp-bearer. Small lamps and lanterns light the lawn, and a white canopy edge appears at upper left. The scene resembles an aarti being offered at an evening satsang.

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