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Evening aarti at a temple courtyard. A figure in an orange-brown robe, with a shaved head, stands at a steel railing raising a tall multi-tiered brass aarti lamp with flames burning on its tiers. Behind him is a decorated deity murti with a crown and garlands on an orange backdrop, flanked by golden pillars. Crowds of devotees stand in the foreground, several holding small lit oil lamps, and onlookers press along the railing. The figure's face is not clearly visible, so no identity is asserted.

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