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A smoky ritual scene with three people in orange-saffron attire seated before a fire offering. On the left, a man in an orange turban and ash marks on his face reaches toward the smoke. In the centre, a young person with dark hair in a bun, orange cloth and beaded necklaces looks down while holding a brass vessel. On the right, a bare-chested man in an orange turban and orange shawl, wearing layered rudraksha-style beaded malas, holds out his hand over the offering. White cloth and a yellow-draped surface are visible in the foreground, with smoke drifting across the frame.

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