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Outdoors at dusk, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti and glasses stands with hands folded while a seated figure in a red-orange turban and ornate saffron garment, with a rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, extends a hand toward his chest. A shaved-headed priest in an orange shawl with a rudraksha mala and white tripundra stands beside him, and a woman in orange sari with gold border and a white flower garland watches from the right. Another white-clad attendant stands at the left edge. A red-cushioned seat, a decorated vehicle and a few blurred figures are visible behind.

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