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A photograph taken from behind of a bare-backed man in an orange saffron headwrap and orange shawl draped over the shoulder, wearing a thick rudraksha mala around the neck and a rudraksha bracelet on the upper arm, with a striped yellow and black cloth at the waist. He reaches forward toward an altar covered with red, yellow and white marigold and flower garlands, while another person's hand offers a flower or item from the right edge. Behind him are gold lattice panels with cross-shaped cutouts, a red and white painted panel with a bird motif and a purple flower design, and a faint wisp of smoke or incense in the upper right. Ritual setting consistent with a puja offering.

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