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A photograph of a ceremonial exchange under a tented pavilion at night. A bare-chested man in a saffron-orange dhoti and matching orange turban wearing a multi-coloured flower garland stands at right, extending a brass tray of flowers. Facing him, a man in a white dhoti and shirt holds out his hands to receive the offering, and a second man in a white dhoti stands beside him holding a folded red and gold silk shawl. Further left, a man in a checked shirt and a man in a beige shirt watch, and a man in a red silk dhoti with a garland stands in the middle. A seated crowd of children and men in white and yellow clothes sits in the background, with a young man in white and orange at far right. Hanging decorative fabric panels with elephant motifs frame the top of the pavilion. The scene suggests a temple honour or felicitation exchange.

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