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Night outdoor ritual at a fire pit with a bright flame and marigold offerings on brick platforms. In the centre a bare-chested young sannyasi in saffron dhoti and red sash wears a rudraksha mala and gold pendant, eyes lowered, with white sacred markings on his chest and arms, while a man with a raised hand touches the top of his shaved head in a blessing. Behind them another bare-chested priest in orange cloth sits beside a flowered pink-and-white garland. A seated person in a white dhoti sits at left near the flames, and a woman in white and gold jewellery watches at right with a few onlookers in the background. No a person candidate is clearly identifiable from appearance, so the central figure is described by role only.

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