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Photo of a ceremonial scene inside a temple-like hall with carved stone pillars. On the right, a man with long dark hair, a full beard, and an orange-red turban wears a heavy gold necklace, gold armbands and gold earrings over an orange-red cloth; he gestures with his right hand toward a black tray of crisp golden-brown savoury snacks. Beside him, a bald man in an orange-and-yellow cloth with a dark braided rudraksha-style mala holds out his cupped hands toward the tray. Behind them, a man in white and a few saffron-clad devotees with beaded malas stand, and a video camera on a tripod records the scene. A wall-mounted fan is visible at upper right. Visible people: about six.

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