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Outdoor ritual under a colourful bunting canopy on grass with hills behind. A central figure with long dark hair and an orange-saffron robe kneels before a brass vessel and offerings on the ground. Four men in white dhotis and white shawls stand around him holding tall ceremonial staffs, a trident-topped staff, and decorated ceremonial umbrellas with fringed tassels. About a dozen seated devotees in white clothes sit on the grass at left. A parked silver SUV and a green van are visible in the background. A date stamp reads 25 12 2005.

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