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Outdoors beside a flowing river, a long-haired figure in a rust-red robe with a white forehead marking and a white floral garland sits on a white cloth, offering from a silver tray of flowers and small bowls. Around them, several men kneel in the water and on the bank: one bald man in white with a rust-orange shawl and rudraksha mala, a man in a white dhoti with a rust-orange shawl, and a man in a white dhoti bowing with folded hands. Another man in white stands on the bank holding a staff, and a woman in a rust-orange and yellow robe with a bag stands at right. The scene suggests a riverside puja ritual with abhishekam offerings, with the seated figure as the central officiant. Green riverbank foliage and tree roots frame the background.

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