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Outdoor photograph beneath a large banyan tree with hanging aerial roots. A shirtless man with long dark hair stands with his back to the camera, wearing a maroon dhoti with gold border and a maroon shawl, and holding a small ritual vessel while facing a decorated shrine. The shrine has a white arched frame wrapped in garlands in purple, yellow, red and green, with a red-painted stone base and a dark-rimmed platform. Pillars and a low stone enclosure surround the area, and a sign at left reads ENTER THE CAVE. Appears to be a puja or aarti at a shrine under the tree.

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