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Outdoor photograph on a rocky hilltop with green trees and a distant rocky hill under a clear sky. A woman in a red sari with a white flower garland stands barefoot on a boulder covered with white flower petals. To the right, a shaved-headed priest in an orange-saffron robe with a gold border holds a small brass bell and a lamp or aarti vessel toward her. Next to him, a man in white dhoti and white shirt holds a brass tray, and another white-clad attendant stands behind. Brass pots and kalashas sit on the ground at the base of the rock. The scene suggests a puja or padapuja performed outdoors.

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