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A photograph of an outdoor ritual at a canopied open-air site with orange cloth overhead. A seated person in orange robes with a white-and-red flower garland and a white forehead mark performs hand gestures over a brass kalasha wrapped in marigolds, with small clay dishes of grains, kumkum and a lit oil lamp arranged on a tiled platform. Behind them, two shaven-headed men in orange sit with hands folded, one holding a silver trident. A crowd of saffron-clad sadhus and devotees stands behind, some wearing orange turbans and rudraksha malas, and a red-robed man with a beaded necklace is among them. The scene appears to be a puja or abhishekam-style ritual with marigold offerings.

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