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A man in saffron-orange robes holds up a tiered silver aarti lamp with multiple flames during an evening ritual in a wood-panelled hall. He wears a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a beaded garland of orange-gold beads, and a wristwatch. Behind him, a crowd of devotees, many in white clothing, sit holding small lit candles. A purple dove logo appears in the top-left corner. The man has a shaved head and a tilak, with a saffron shawl and a garland; appearance-based cues are not strong enough to identify a specific person, so the role is given as priest performing aarti.

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