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Photograph of a ritual at an outdoor yagna ground in misty morning light. Several men in yellow dhotis and shawls stand in a row between rows of framed portrait placards on white brick plinths with marigold garlands and small oil lamps. The placards show a deity or sage-like figure in a white arched frame; one placard is labelled in Kannada and another in Kannada script on red headers. Foreground figures wear yellow with red cloths, and one man at centre holds a brass vessel. A banner-like canopy and decorated arches are visible in the background. a person is not clearly identifiable among the physically present people, so no identification is made.

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