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Outdoor photograph beneath tall coconut palms. A man in a sleeveless saffron-orange top wears a long garland of white jasmine, yellow marigolds, red flowers and purple blooms, with a red bindi on his forehead. He is handling a thick orange rope, gathering its coil with both hands. Below him, a hand holds a brass plate with yellow flowers and an orange cloth, and a second person in orange, with long hair, is partly visible at the right edge. The setting suggests a ritual procession or pooja activity, with a flower-decorated plate and saffron-clad attendants.

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