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Photo of a row of monastic men seated on the floor in orange and rust-red robes, hands pressed together in namaste, eyes closed in prayer. A man on the left wears a shawl over bare shoulders, glasses and a silver earring; a bearded man in the centre-left holds a black microphone and wears a gold chain necklace, rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets; others have sandalwood or vibhuti marks on their foreheads. Before them are banana leaves set with food offerings, and a silver bell is visible in the lower left. Background shows a poster wall and a cameraman. Appears to be a Maheshwara Puja food offering to monastics.

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