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A photograph taken from behind of a crowd of bare-chested men in pale unstitched cloths during a ritual gathering under a white tent. The central man, with his hair tied back, lifts both hands to the back of his head, handling a white cord or thread at his neck, with a rudraksha mala hanging at his upper back. Men on either side and in the foreground are seated or standing in similar attire, some with glasses or white threads on their shoulders. Strings of colourful tassel decorations and paper lanterns hang from the tent ceiling, with string lights and green foliage visible at the right edge.

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