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A photograph of a ritual washing in an outdoor courtyard. A bearded man in a rust-red shawl and dhoti sits on a low wooden stool with his bare feet near a large engraved bronze vessel of water, and he holds a yellow-orange powder in one hand. Beside him, a long-haired ascetic in an orange saffron robe, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace leans over the vessel, dipping a white cloth into the water. Behind them stand a bronze deity murti of a seated figure, a wooden stool, and red-and-gold carved pillars. A second person in orange sits further back. A white fan stands at the right edge.

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