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A photograph of an outdoor ritual moment. A man in an orange saffron shawl draped over his head and shoulders, with white vertical tilak and a red dot on his forehead, stands centre frame, smiling, one hand touching his chest. In the foreground at left, the back of a bald man's head is blurred, and at right another man in a bright saffron-yellow garment and turban leans in, also smiling. Before them is a yellow floral offering with green leaves. Behind, a car, trees and a few onlookers, one photographing with a camera. a person: the centre figure is a saffron-clad man with a tilak, but no crown, mala or ornate cues are clearly visible, so identity is uncertain.

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