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Outdoor photo of a ceremonial procession beneath coconut palms. In the foreground a copper-topped wooden ratha-like structure with a tall bundle of dried straw, garlanded with white and red flower strands and green leaves. Beside it a man in rust-red robes and a dark rudraksha mala with a gold pendant stands with eyes closed and mouth open, gripping a long cord and a red cloth with a flower-garlanded broom-like staff raised overhead. A second man with a bare upper body, a white cord and beaded necklaces stands at right. Wooden carved tower structures and palm fronds fill the background.

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