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Outdoor consecration ritual under a large banyan tree. A man in a bright orange shawl, orange turban and rudraksha mala stands at center holding a long metal rod or torch with a flame near its tip, facing a dark stone deity murti with a cobra hood and a small seated figure, the murti set on a base dusted with red powder and flowers. Behind him a man in white ritual clothes holds a small brass vessel. On the left, a man in white holds a metal bell-like implement. Several onlookers in white shirts, dhotis and a woman in blue sari watch from the sides, and a hanging purple ornament hangs from a branch above.

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