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Night outdoor aarathi ceremony before a large seated crowd. A man in white dhoti and white kurta with an orange shawl stands on a mat holding a lit lamp aloft in his right hand. Around him, several people in white clothes kneel on mats beside brass oil lamps and a brass pot, some with hands pressed together. Behind them a dense crowd sits in the dark, with string lights and a banner visible overhead, and an illuminated portrait or screen at the upper right. A timestamp reads 11.18.2008 23:22.

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