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Outdoor ritual on a red-carpeted stage under a canopy. A smiling man with long dark hair, wearing an orange-saffron garment and a garland of white jasmine and yellow-red flowers, places his hand on the head of a seated devotee in a yellow garment with a yellow-and-white garland. Before them stands a coconut-shell oil lamp with a lit flame, and kalasha-like clay pots hang on a wooden frame at left. Onlookers in white and orange clothing stand behind, and a crowd is visible in the background. The scene appears to be a blessing or ritual with flame.

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