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A group of devotees sits in prayer on red stone steps lined with black Shivalinga stones and brass pots with small offering lamps. In the foreground, a bearded man in an orange saffron dhoti with rudraksha malas and bracelets sits with palms joined, eyes closed. Beside him a man in white dhoti and bare chest, and a woman in a blue and gold sari with bindi and bangles, also pray with palms together. Behind them, more shirtless men in white dhotis and rudraksha malas sit in namaskar. The scene suggests a riverside ritual with kalasha vessels and worship. The orange-clad figure has long hair and a beard and wears distinctive rudraksha malas, but his appearance does not establish identity beyond a devotee or sannyasi role.

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