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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at an ashram courtyard with a red-orange brick wall behind. A central man wears a rust-red turban, a rust-red silk dhoti and wrap, a gold-and-white floral garland, a heavy gold necklace, and rudraksha-style beaded bracelets; his hands are pressed together in anjali. Scattered red and white flower petals lie on the sand in front of a white kolam. Around him, people in orange robes stand with folded hands, and to the right a drummer in orange plays a large drum. One figure wears a long, dark braided ponytail and a rudraksha mala, with another in white dhoti and gold border standing at the left. Red carpet runners lie on the ground. Approximately seven people are visible.

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