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Outdoor ritual scene under large banyan trees. A shaved-headed priest in a white dhoti with gold border and a white shawl with gold edging, wearing a long garland and a sacred thread, holds up offerings in both hands while standing near a stone platform. Brass kalashas, pots and a brass lamp sit on the ground in front of a long stone trough. Around him, several men in white and striped shirts stand with hands folded in devotion. A woman in a yellow-orange sari and red shawl stands nearby, and two women in patterned saris are at the right edge. A camera operator is visible at the upper right. The priest's appearance does not match the a person profile, so he is described only as a priest.

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