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Outdoor ritual photograph beside a carved wooden pillar-like stand wrapped in green leaves and white and orange-red flower garlands, with a rope hanging from its top. Palm fronds fill the background. A bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a multicolour marigold and red flower garland and a gold necklace stands at center, forehead marked, holding a plate. Facing him, a long-haired person in an orange dhoti with a rudraksha-style necklace and white body markings holds a brass plate with leaves and offerings. At right, a man in orange with rudraksha malas and glasses holds a silver vessel. The scene suggests a puja or abhishekam-style offering, though no deity image is clearly visible. Three physical people are present.

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