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Two shirtless male priests perform a ritual in smoky light. The priest in front, wearing a blue head wrap, a rudraksha mala and a green-striped shawl over white dhoti with a colourful border, holds a lit oil lamp with a flame in one hand and a small spoon in the other. Beside him, a second priest with a pink-and-gold shawl over his shoulder sprinkles or stirs from a large ornate silver vessel. Smoke drifts through the scene. In the blurred background at right, a seated figure in a gold-framed chair wears reddish-orange clothing; the figure is partly visible and not clearly identifiable, so no a person identification is made. The setting is a temple or ashram room with a wooden door.

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