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A man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead and a red dot at the centre, stands outdoors on dry ground pouring water from a clear plastic bottle onto a tall bronze-coloured rod or trident-like stake. He wears an orange saffron shawl with gold border over an orange garment, and a long necklace of rudraksha beads. Around him, a man in white dhoti with gold border holds his hands together in prayer, a girl in a striped green top presses her palms together, a woman in a green sari stands with hands folded, and other devotees in white and in a blue checked shirt stand nearby. A concrete boundary wall and trees are behind them. The scene suggests a planting or consecration ceremony. Swamiji (probable): the orange robes, long hair and rudraksha mala match the page's claim that he attended this event.

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