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Night ritual photograph at an outdoor ashram setting with string lights and smoke in the air. A bearded man in a rust-orange robe with a large white and red flower garland sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne, his hands extended to receive a ritual offering. Before him a man in a white dhoti with a gold-trimmed cloth and a bright red sash bends forward presenting a red-and-white cloth-wrapped object. Behind them stand bare-chested men in white dhotis, one with white tripundra marks and rudraksha malas, another with a brown shawl and gold pendant, and a long-haired woman in an orange sari. A brass trident-topped ritual vessel stands nearby. Behind the group, many devotees are seated, and a canopy of colourful tassels hangs overhead. Many people are visible; the count is approximate.

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