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Three seated men in saffron-orange robes sit behind a low metal table with a silver tray of yellow marigold garlands in the foreground. The man on the left, bearded and bespectacled, wears an orange kurta, a red-and-white striped shawl and a rudraksha mala, with a yellow tilak on his forehead. The man in the centre has a long grey beard, an orange robe with a yellow shawl and beaded necklaces, and a tilak on his brow. The man on the right, in an orange silk-looking garment with a pink shawl, wears glasses. Behind them are brass ritual lamps and ornate shrine décor.

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