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Photograph of a ritual in a gilded temple hall. A bearded man with long dark braided hair, white tripundra on his forehead, a white-and-gold flower garland and a rudraksha-style necklace, bangles and gold ornaments, holds a tall silver trident-topped staff and places his raised hand on the head of a shaved-headed boy with bare chest, white dhoti and rudraksha mala who stands with palms joined in namaste. Behind them a woman in a maroon sari and rudraksha mala smiles and holds a stack of orange cloth folded items. Other people in orange and maroon attire sit in the background, one woman holding a microphone. Ornate gold carved panels and a brass lamp frame the scene.

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