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Outdoor ceremony under palm trees with a large red and green ceremonial umbrella with fringe held over the scene, and a banana stalk with green bananas tied to a pole. A central figure in an orange saffron robe and orange turban wears a white and red flower garland and rudraksha beads, bending over a red platform decorated with yellow and white flower garlands. Men in white shirts and dhotis stand nearby, one holding the umbrella pole in a yellow shawl and white clothes. An orange cloth drapes a pillar on the right, with red flowers on top. Coconuts are visible on the ground. The orange-robed figure is a sannyasi or priest performing a ritual offering at the altar; no identity is claimed from appearance.

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