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Outdoor photo under leafy trees: a figure kneeling on sandy ground wears a saffron-orange wrap around the head and shoulders, with a rudraksha-style mala visible at the neck, smiling as they extend hands holding fruit. a person by visible cues: saffron wrap, mala and ceremonial presentation, shown in an in-person setting. Across from them a man in a checked button-up shirt and blue jeans with a brown belt receives the fruit, which includes red apples and a yellow apple. Around them about ten men stand in white shirts, blue and checked shirts, and dhotis or trousers, many with hands together in applause, with a few older men and a woman in pale blue at the back.
Photo 869 of 869 from 1 January 2003

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