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Night outdoor puja at an ashram entrance. In the foreground a shaved-headed devotee in orange robe and rudraksha beads presses palms together in prayer, while a priest in white dhoti and shawl with a tilak holds a brass lamp or arati vessel over a table of fruit, sweets, a brass bell and plates of offerings. A tall oil lamp with a flame burns behind them beside a flowering shrub and a sign reading 'WAY TO' with directional arrows. Several people in white and orange garments and saris stand behind with hands folded. a person is not clearly identifiable among the visible people, so no candidate is named.

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