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Outdoor ritual scene at an ashram on a sunny day. A figure in saffron-orange robes with long, swept-back dark hair and a large ceremonial gold pendant necklace sits cross-legged at a low covered table draped with purple and green cloth, pressing his hands together. Marigold petals and yellow flowers cover the table, with bananas, a brass plate, a small bowl of offerings and a brass kalasha nearby. Around him, devotees in orange and white clothes with rudraksha malas stand close, some with hands folded in prayer. A decorated canopy with red, green and yellow tassels shades the area, and white-clad people line a building behind. The figure appears to be a person based on the saffron robes, long swept-back hair and gold necklace, and is seated before the table in a role of leading the ritual.

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