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Photo of a ritual at an outdoor temple-like setting. A man with long dark hair and a beard, wearing a rust-red draped cloth, a gold pendant and a long pink-and-white flower garland, stands barefoot before a tall white-and-red wooden pole wrapped in a cream cloth with gold border. He holds a small brass bell and an incense or oil vessel with smoke rising. Behind him an attendant holds a golden umbrella with red tassels and rudraksha mala. Many people in saffron-orange garments and orange turbans stand in the background, some playing drums. Coloured striped mats, fruits, a green coconut, a silver pot, brass bowls and scattered red flower petals lie on the ground, and a carved white throne-like seat stands nearby. Ritual pole-worship with offerings, probable Swamiji (probable) with distinctive long hair, garland and gold pendant.

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