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A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a concrete floor under a shaded open structure. A bare-chested priest with rudraksha malas and a sacred thread sits at left, tending a plate with turmeric and offerings. Bananas, a sweet, a glass bottle and a small brass vessel lie on a red cloth. Opposite him, a man in a checked shirt and a seated companion hold a coconut and a white wooden implement over the offerings. Around them a line of men in white dhotis and shirts stand with hands folded, and a young boy in a blue shirt and shorts stands among them. A boy in a dark top sits at lower right. A hide mat and a cable lie on the ground.

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