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A photograph of a ritual event on a raised stage. In the foreground, a man in a dark purple button-up shirt and khaki trousers, wearing a rudraksha mala and a dark blindfold, holds a small green sprig in his hands. A second blindfolded man in a tan kurta stands behind him. A third figure, a shaven-headed priest in a white dhoti with a gold-and-yellow border, wears layered rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, has white ash marks on his forehead and arms, and holds a microphone while touching the sprig. Gold ritual vessels and a gold lamp stand are visible in the foreground, with a red curtain behind.

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