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Outdoor ritual on a paved courtyard under a open-sided shelter hung with orange and multicolored tassel decorations and a green leaf. A man in orange robes, dark rudraksha mala and gold-edged orange cloth sprinkles water from a leaf-tipped mango bundle, with droplets spraying. Beside him a second man with a white forehead mark, orange robes, beaded necklaces and a bundle of white and pink flower garlands holds a floral offering. Behind them several drummers in orange clothes play drums, and a loudspeaker hangs on a pole. The scene suggests a ceremonial abhishekam or purification.

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