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Photograph of a ceremony in front of a backdrop of garlanded deity murti, with strings of red, orange, purple and white flower garlands and a blue draped cloth behind. On the right, a bare-chested man with long hair swept into a high knot wears an ornate gold headpiece, a white tilak on his forehead, and a thick red-and-white flower garland over his shoulders; he is reaching forward with both hands toward a person in the foreground. a person: the cues are the long swept-back hair, ornate gold headpiece and ceremonial garland, and he appears to be the one initiating or blessing the ritual. On the left, an older man with grey hair and a white garment wears rudraksha beads and watches closely. A young man in the centre wears a red vertical tilak and dark rudraksha-style beads. A dark-haired head is in the lower foreground. Trishul-like ritual implements are visible at the top right.

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