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Outdoor temple scene with a seated man in orange saffron robes and a matching orange head covering, with a rudraksha mala around his neck, sitting cross-legged on a low wooden seat within a circle of ash or burnt material. Two white doves stand nearby, one on the wet pavement in front. Behind him, a garlanded stone Nandi bull with marigold garlands sits on a white plinth, and a dark stone deity murti with multiple arms stands beside it. A shaved-headed man in white dhoti and an orange shawl, holding a long stick, stands in the background, and two women in white saris sit on the left near a pile of firewood. Potted plants and a white temple structure frame the courtyard. The seated man shows appearance cues including orange robes and rudraksha beads; the scene is consistent with a Pancha-Tapas or pada-puja style ritual. a person: the seated man in orange robes and rudraksha mala is a candidate for the a person.

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