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A photograph of a ritual aarti during a procession. A hand raises a brass oil lamp with a bright flame, and smoke drifts through the scene. Behind it, a gold-framed ornate palanquin or ratha carries a deity murti decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. Above is a canopy with red, green, blue and white fringed tassels under a dark roof. A second hand, bare-armed with red flowers at the left edge, is also visible. No identifiable a person is shown; the people visible are partially shown hands only.

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