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A smiling bald man with a red bindi and white forehead markings sits beside a young boy in orange robes. Both hold handfuls of food, the boy lifting a pale yellow rice mixture to his mouth. The man wears a thick rudraksha mala with ornate gold pendants and an orange-red robe; a small framed picture of a figure hangs at his chest. Behind them, several people in orange and saffron robes with rudraksha malas hold out food with their hands, while others stand in the background of a bright hall. Leaves on the floor hold more food, and a silver tray with an oil lamp sits at the lower right. a person: the bald man wears a rudraksha mala, gold pendants and saffron-orange clothing, and is seated among ritual participants.

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