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Night outdoor ritual photo with water spraying through the air under bright lights. In the foreground a bare-chested man wearing a white dhoti, a dark hair knot and a blue-and-white beaded necklace holds a white mesh basket, with a green leafy branch and a kalasha-like vessel above him. Beside and behind him, a man in a saffron-orange garment stands with his hands joined. Seated devotees in white and cream clothes fill the lower edge of the frame, some with white marks on their faces. A man in a cream shawl stands at the right. The scene suggests an abhishekam or purification ceremony. No one is clearly identifiable as a person.

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