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A young man in a red-orange robe stands with eyes lowered while his forehead is marked with white sacred ash, a vertical smear applied by a bald man in orange robes on the right. Two hands rest on his head and temple, and a white-garlanded man in orange and dark trousers stands behind him. A large garland of white flowers with red and green strands hangs around his neck. Behind them, a flower-decorated red and gold palanquin or chariot is visible. A silver tray and an orange bag sit in the foreground. Several other men in orange and white clothing surround him, with a crowd edge visible at left. The scene suggests a blessing or initiation during a procession.

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