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A photograph of two seated men in a ritual setting, eating from metal plates of food. The man on the right wears a deep red-orange turban, a red-orange dhoti-style wrap, heavy gold necklaces of rounded beads, and gold armlets. The man on the left wears a light orange robe, a rudraksha-style mala and a gold pendant, with long swept-back hair. Both have hands near silver plates of rice and vegetables; the right man's hand is over a small book. Behind them, other people in orange and white robes sit or stand near silver ornate shrines and a decorated altar, with a pot visible at left.

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