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Night aarti at a lit stone tank with a large ornate golden structure at its centre, a throne-like shrine mounted on a raft or platform decorated with gold and white ornamentation. Tiered rows of seated spectators fill the stone steps on both sides, lit by floodlights. In the foreground, two figures in saffron/orange cloth with long matted hair hold lit oil lamp arrangements and white cloth, and a bare-chested figure at right holds a lamp near the edge of the water. Several lit lamp stands float or stand in the water. Stage-style colourful striped mats line the foreground ledge, and a camera on a tripod is visible at lower left.

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