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A photo of a monk in red-orange robes kneeling beside an engraved silver-toned metal bowl filled with white powder and orange-yellow powder, which he is stirring with his hand and a thin stick. Only his arm, hands and part of his body are visible, with an orange-robed figure partly visible at the upper right on a stone floor. The bowl is decorated with embossed floral and figure motifs. The scene suggests preparation of kumkum and vibhuti for ritual use, though no specific ceremony is shown. No visible face of a person candidate; the monk's identity cannot be established from appearance.