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A photograph of an outdoor ritual on a raised metal platform with a staircase and railings. Two saffron-robed men sit at the upper level under a striped multicoloured canopy on a tall gold pole. One wears an orange robe and a dark topknot, and the other, seated to the right with a rudraksha mala, holds a metal rail. A third figure in white clothing stands at the foot of the stairs, and a woman in a white sari is visible at the left edge. In front of the platform is a large smooth yellow-white dome-shaped object wrapped in garlands of red, white, yellow and green flowers. A high tan wall, trees and a pale sky fill the background.

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