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Four men in orange and saffron robes stand before a basket of lit oil lamps on a wooden platform against a deep red draped backdrop. The man at left in an orange turban holds a lamp with flames. The central figure wears a tall ornate gold-embroidered crown and a rudraksha mala, with hands pressed together in prayer. The man at right with long dreadlocks and glasses holds a brass plate of flowers and offerings, and another man with long hair stands behind. Their bodies bear white sacred ash markings. Flames rise from the lamps and marigold petals sit in the basket.

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