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Night-time outdoor ritual on a railed terrace with city lights behind. A figure seated on a draped orange cloth with a silver backrest performs an aarti, holding a lit oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small brass vessel in the other. The figure wears an orange-saffron garment, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and bangles, and a white sacred mark on the forehead. In front stands a shivalinga-style abhishekam setup with flower petals strewn around, a kalasha-like vessel and a silver tray. To the right, a shaved-headed attendant in a brown-and-gold robe holds a silver bowl and wears a headset microphone. a person cues: the seated figure has ornate gold necklaces and saffron clothing, consistent with a presiding ritual role. Watermarked photograph.

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