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Outdoor ritual at a flower-strewn mound or samadhi on bare red earth. A bare-chested priest in white dhoti holds a flaming lamp or camphor plate over the grave, with smoke rising. Behind him, a white-clad elder with hands joined and a man in white shirt and dhoti stand near a stone plinth. To the left, several saffron-robed sannyasis hold red and orange umbrellas, one holds a trident, and they wear rudraksha malas and marigold garlands. A bearded man in a maroon wrap stands with hands pressed in namaskar, and a small boy in a patterned vest and blue shorts stands with joined hands among them. Trees and a low fence sit in the background.

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