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Outdoor ceremony in a dusty courtyard with a crowd of onlookers behind a rope and red-painted pole. In the centre a barefoot man in a dark grey shirt and loose grey trousers stands between two groups of performers in saffron and orange robes who swing long wooden staves and brass bowls, with a spray of yellow powder in the air. Behind them a red-draped table holds a garlanded seat, and a wooden throne with a gold-trimmed back and red cushion stands in the background beside a building with a metal roof strung with coloured prayer flags. Several onlookers in white, teal and sky-blue saris and dhotis watch, while a woman in a teal sari and an older man with a white turban stand near the front.

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