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A crowded photograph inside a white tent at a ritual gathering. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in saffron-orange robes with a red shawl and yellow tilak on his forehead stands beside a long-haired man in an orange-brown garment, with a sacred thread and beaded necklace. Behind them, a woman in a red dress sits near brass-framed ornate stands and copper vessels, and several women wear white head covers. Many devotees in white and striped clothing fill the foreground and right side, with the backs of heads visible in the lower frame. The scene suggests a ritual offering or sacred service, though no specific rite is clearly identifiable.

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