A photograph of an outdoor religious ceremony beside tall palm fronds in bright sunlight. A shaved-headed man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, with a gold necklace and a gold-coloured neck ornament, stands with his back to the camera. Beside him, a man with a red and white flower garland and beaded bracelets raises one hand and looks upward, holding a silver vessel. Petals and fine particles drift through the air near an ornately carved copper-coloured pillar or ratha-style structure decorated with yellow marigold garlands and red flowers. The scene is warm, bright and sun-washed.

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