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Outdoor ghat ceremony on riverside stone steps beside calm water. Many seated participants in white kurtas, orange and red shawls, and a woman in blue salwar kameez and another in a red sari sit on green and blue yoga mats. A bald man in white meditates with hands in mudra in the foreground. Near the bottom right, an orange-clad figure sits beside a ceremonial offering tray with brass vessels and a red cloth. Upper left, a priest in red and orange sits beside ceremonial staffs and a golden kalasha-like umbrella. Concrete buildings and trees line the background, and a water bottle sits on the steps.

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