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A photograph of a ritual at a decorated hall. A man in an orange dhoti-style garment pours water from a brass vessel held high, the stream arcing across the frame. Behind him stands a floral-decorated structure with garlands and an ornate peetha-like backdrop. Several seated monks and devotees in saffron and orange robes sit in rows on a raised platform, some with shaved heads, while women in white saris sit at the left near brass pots and puja trays with oil lamps and flowers. A white-clad man sits at right beside a fan. Orange tasseled hangings hang from the ceiling.

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