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Four bare-chested sannyasis in orange cloth stand outdoors before palm trees, performing an aarti. The man at right raises a brass lamp with a lit flame and small bells, his other hand in añjali mudra. Beside him a bearded sannyasi with a red tilak holds his palms together in prayer. A second sannyasi with matted locks and rudraksha malas also folds his hands. At left, a sannyasi with a flower-filled brass plate of pink petals looks downward. Their arms bear white painted markings and rudraksha bracelets, and gold-toned pendants hang on their chests. A grey stone figure appears at the right edge. Roles are priests and devotees; no one is identified as a person.

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