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Outdoor ritual at a sandy construction site with palm trees behind. A bearded man with long hair, wearing a rust-red robe, a floral garland of white, yellow and orange flowers, and a rudraksha mala, stands with palms pressed together. An attendant in white dhoti with gold border and a bare chest, holding a red umbrella with tassels above him, stands at left. Another man in a rust-red dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands beside him. At right, a man bends low in white dhoti before a ground pooja arrangement of yellow and orange marigolds, flower petals, a small bundle of wooden sticks, and a printed sheet. Onlookers in yellow and pink shirts stand in the background. The figure in the center has distinctive long hair, a garland and rudraksha cues, so the appearance-based label is Swamiji (probable), shown in person.

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