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A photograph of a ceremonial moment indoors. On the left, a bare-chested man with long dreadlocked hair, a rust-and-gold turban and a rust shawl stands in profile with palms pressed together in anjali. Beside him, several people in orange and white clothes stand in a line, and a bare-chested figure's shoulder and hands appear near a tall silver rod. In the foreground, an older white-haired man in white clothes bends forward while others in orange and white reach toward him, one holding a small white object. A gold bangle and red thread are visible on wrists. The man in the turban has distinctive long hair, a turban and bare-chested ceremonial dress, which may suggest a person, though this is uncertain.

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