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Outdoor tree worship at an ashram grounds. A tree trunk is wrapped with pink, white, red and yellow flower garlands and supported by wooden poles. A person in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl with a white tilak stands on a red and white striped cloth, holding a lit oil lamp and a bell while wearing floral garlands. Two men stand behind with palms joined: one in a rust-coloured dhoti with a rudraksha mala, the other in white dhoti. Petals and marigolds lie on red earth, and a brass lamp sits at the bottom. A small stone plaque reads Varuna.

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