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Three seated men in saffron-orange robes sit on a striped red, pink and blue rug before a ritual spread of silver and brass vessels, fruit, flowers and a small brass lamp. The man on the left, with hands in anjali mudra, wears a shawl, layered beaded necklaces and bangles, and has painted white marks on his face. The man in the centre wears a saffron cloth, rudraksha-style beads and a tilak, and the man on the right wears an orange turban and white body markings. Silver chairs and a silver seat sit behind them. Plates hold oranges, pomegranates, mangoes, banana bunches and pink petals, with a silver kalasha and a pink flower garland nearby.

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