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A photograph of a standing figure in a red draped garment with a gold-bordered sash, wearing a red and white flower garland and a gold-coloured rudraksha-style bead necklace with ornate gold pendants. The figure's face is not visible; the arms are raised, gripping an orange rope or cord that rises above, while a second person in orange robes, with a shaved head and a gold necklace, sits or kneels at the lower right, looking up. Behind them are tall palm fronds against a bright sky, and at the left edge a brass or copper vessel is decorated with yellow and orange marigold garlands. The scene suggests a ritual or temple-side activity involving a rope pull.

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