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A photograph of a ritual offering at a Ratha Yatra event. An orange-robed man wearing a yellow-and-white marigold garland holds a woven bamboo basket containing halved coconut pieces and green leaves, while a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and orange shawl reaches in to take an offering from it. On the right, a person in a yellow dhoti with a blue-bordered shawl extends their hand toward the basket. On the left, a man in white with folded hands and a rudraksha-style mala performs a devotional gesture. Green leaves and a bowl sit on a surface at the lower right.

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