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A photograph of a ceremonial stage scene at a temple-style setting. A seated man in a maroon-red robe with a black turban and a green-and-white floral garland sits before a large silver cobra-hood backdrop set with red and coloured stones, raising one hand in blessing. Three young men in white dhotis, bare-chested and marked with white ash stripes, stand around him; the one on the left holds a bundle of cloth, the middle one wears a rudraksha mala and holds a silver vessel, and the one with his back to the camera touches a shoulder of another attendant. A gold-and-green painted pillar and a trident motif appear in the background. The scene reads as a ritual performance or abhishekam-style blessing.

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