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Photo of a ceremonial gathering at a sacred fire area. A man seated centre-right in saffron robes wears a rudraksha mala and a long multicoloured flower garland, gesturing with one raised hand while speaking into a handheld microphone. Around him, several people in white and saffron shawls sit on a woven mat; a man in saffron stands at left holding a tall gold-tipped staff. In the foreground are a silver bowl of rice or grains, brass dishes, small lamps and scattered yellow flowers along a brick-like platform. A bearded man in glasses and a woman in white sit among the group. Robes and shawls are predominantly saffron and white.

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