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A seated group of saffron-robed men perform a ritual with brass bells, small oil lamps and brass plates on a low stone-topped platform. Several wear rudraksha malas over orange and red clothing, with white horizontal stripes painted on their foreheads and arms. Some hold small brass bells and ritual implements, while others sit in the background, including a younger boy in orange in the upper left. A brass vessel, white cup, flowers and plates of offerings sit on the platform. A deity murti is not visible. No one in the scene is clearly identifiable as a person from appearance.
Photo 37 of 113 from 19 August 2014

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