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Outdoors in a crowded courtyard near a turquoise wall, a long-haired man in orange saffron robes kneels at the front right, reaching out with both hands while a man in a striped polo shirt hands him a small packet or sachet. Beside him, a shaved-headed man in orange robes sits cross-legged near a black cooking pot with foil-covered contents and a bundle of green leaves. Behind them, men in white dhotis and white shirts, one wearing rudraksha beads, stand among devotees, including a woman in a white sari with a red-bordered blouse and a woman in a teal top. Marigold and flower petals are scattered on the ground, and a fruit or flower arrangement lies at the left edge.

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