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A night-time ritual scene outdoors beside a temple-like structure. A bare-chested man in orange-saffron cloth kneels on a striped woven mat, tending a small flame in a brass vessel with a dark-skinned hand gesture over it. He wears a leopard-print headband with a crescent emblem, long dark hair, a large gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads, and red-orange arm bands. Before him are silver puja vessels, silver bowls with lids, a brass deity figure, and silver ratha-style vehicles with a bull and a horse-like mount, garlanded with white flowers. Banana leaves and a silver throne with a chair back stand behind. A person's arm is visible at the left edge. The man appears to be Swamiji (probable), identified by his crescent headband, long hair, gold ceremonial necklace and saffron-orange clothing while performing the ritual.

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