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Night-time temple ritual under a open-sided tin-roofed pavilion. A bare-chested priest in orange dhoti with white sacred markings on arms and chest stands at center holding a lit aarti lamp with a flaming wick toward a decorated deity murti seated on a gold throne. The murti is draped in layered garlands of red, yellow and green flowers, and a golden ornate canopy with fringed colourful edges hangs above. Beside him, a row of orange-clad young men wearing marigold garlands and white body markings stand; the one at left sings into a handheld microphone while others hold brass vessels and cymbals. A brass fire pit with flames and offerings lies in the foreground. A small figure in orange robes stands at far right near a white appliance. Ritual padapuja with aarti and kalasha offerings is visible.

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