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Two priests seated on a striped red, blue and orange mat perform a ritual in front of a yellow-ochre wall with a brick-patterned base. Both men are bare-chested, wearing white dhotis and cream-coloured turbans, and each wears a gold-beaded necklace. The priest on the left, seen from behind, holds his hands together in front of a yellow stepped pedestal. The priest on the right, with his head tilted upward, holds a cup or bell in one hand. Before them lie metal trays with bundled sticks and small wood pieces, brass bowls, a small lamp, a silver cup, fruit including apples and bananas, and a small brass kalasha-style vessel. A notepad and a clip sit on the mat. The lower edge shows the head of a seated onlooker.

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