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A seated group of priests in white dhotis and shawls performs a ritual indoors on orange mats. In the foreground, a priest with a shaved head and white-painted forehead sits beside a bearded-free man in glasses and a rudraksha mala, hands joined in prayer, with a brass plate of fruit, flowers and small lamps before him. Another priest with a rudraksha mala and a long white-striped shawl sits with palms together. Orange and yellow cloth hangings hang from above, and a steel railing separates rows of seated devotees in white and pale clothing. Brass pots and oil lamps sit on the mat in front of the priests.

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