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A photograph of a seated ritual exchange inside a dim hall with a woven mat floor. In the foreground, a young man in a white shirt and jeans kneels and reaches toward a brass plate and small cup held by a long-haired man in an orange-red sleeveless garment with a white and green flower garland. Behind them, a man in white with orange shawl and a rudraksha mala stands with a tilak on his forehead, and other men in white clothing stand in the background. Smoke or incense haze hangs in the air, and steel bowls sit on the floor.

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