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Outdoor kumbhabishekam-style ritual on a green-covered platform under palm trees. A priest in a maroon dhoti with gold border and red turban pours water from a white vessel over a large copper kalasha wrapped with white cloth and garlanded with white flowers. Beside him a priest with a red turban and folded hands stands at the kalasha, another in maroon with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray, and a fifth in maroon raises one hand. A man in white dhoti and shirt stands at right. Yellow water tank and scaffolding in background. Whether the swami is present cannot be determined from appearance; no clear candidate is identifiable.

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