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A photograph of a ritual pouring water from a clay pot onto freshly laid grey cement at the base of a reddish earthen bank. A central figure with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a saffron-orange top and rust-orange dhoti, holds the pot in his right hand and pours a stream of water downward. A second man in orange dhoti stands behind him raising one arm toward the bank. To the right, a young attendant in an orange dhoti and beaded necklace holds a tall yellow umbrella with coloured tassels over the scene. An orange wall and a sandy ground frame the setting.

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