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Outdoor ritual under a large banyan tree with aerial roots. A red and gold throne with an orange cushion stands in the foreground, behind a figure in a dark wrap with a red and white flower garland, hands pressed together in namaskar. Several shaven-headed men in orange and maroon garments with white forehead marks and beaded necklaces stand around, one holding a small pink item and one lifting a hand to the face. A trident-topped element and smoke or incense haze drift through the scene. A folded orange cloth lies on a stone ledge at right. Visible people: about six.

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