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A man seated on a white-draped dais speaks into a microphone at an outdoor ritual event. He wears a tall dark turban, a red-and-white forehead mark, a rust-red garment, a rudraksha bracelet, and a long pink-and-white flower garland. A decorated stone backdrop with a red-and-white Shiva-style head ornament and purple flower garlands stands behind him, with a black stone deity murti on the right. Bright flames from a fire pit glow on the left edge of the frame. a person: the seated speaker has a turban, red-and-white forehead marks, rudraksha adornments and ceremonial garlands in a ritual setting, though appearance cues are not fully conclusive.