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A priest in a pink turban and white dhoti, bare-chested and wearing a rudraksha mala, holds a long bundled whisk of grass and a metal bowl beside a decorated palanquin. The palanquin is festooned with yellow, white, red and purple flower garlands and brass panels, with small clay figures and brass pots near the base. A second bare-chested attendant stands behind it. Two more people are not clearly visible. The palanquin's brass pots and bowls appear to hold ritual items for a procession or homa-related rite. No clear evidence identifies a person in this image.

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