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A group of young male devotees in orange and saffron dhotis performs an outdoor ritual beside a tree trunk in a dry, dusty clearing with a red boundary wall behind. The bare-chested man at left, with long braided hair, a tilak on his forehead and rudraksha and orange beaded necklaces, holds a leaf plate with a lit flame. Another man in the centre raises a hand, with a red wristband and bracelets, beside a leaf offering held by a devotee. Drummers stand on the right, one playing a drum. Some devotees carry brass plates of flowers and offerings near the tree, which is tied with pink and red cloth.

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