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A hazy outdoor ceremony under a canopy decorated with white and red flower garlands, banana leaves and gold foliage. At the centre stands a bearded man in a red-and-maroon turban with a gold-and-white garland and heavy gold chest ornaments, a rudraksha mala at his chest. Around him, men in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas stand, one with hands folded. In the foreground a drummer in orange-red cloth and gold necklaces plays a large silver drum. Women in maroon and orange saris with dark beads and red kumkum stand nearby, and a trident is visible at right. a person is the bearded man centrally placed in the red turban and gold ornaments; the scene reads as a temple or celebration procession with devotees present.

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