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Three devotees in saffron-orange shawls perform aarti in a hall with a corrugated roof and white walls. Each raises a metal lamp high with a large flame, and smoke drifts upward. Behind them, seated attendees watch, and a yellow steel frame and colourful banner are visible at left. The central figure has a shaved head with a tied-back tuft and wears a rudraksha-style mala, but no crown, long hair or ceremonial gold identifies him as a person, so the identity is uncertain.

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