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Outdoors at dusk, a bare-chested priest in a white dhoti sits on a raised metal platform with railings, performing aarti with a lit oil lamp and a handheld bell. He wears a brown rudraksha-style mala and an arm band, and his long hair is tied back. Beside him, a second man in a white garment sits partly visible. In the foreground, a large dark black stone shivalinga is draped with a garland of white jasmine and red flowers. A small white lamp post stands at the lower left.

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