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A photograph of an outdoor ritual under a corrugated tin canopy with orange and yellow hanging cloths. A man with long, swept-back dark hair and a rudraksha mala wears an orange robe and stands before a mud platform decorated with marigold and pink flower garlands, with an orange-wrapped offering on a brass tray. Behind him, several people in white clothes and orange shawls sit at brick-lined stations with brass bowls and small lamps, and a man in white with an orange shawl and rudraksha mala holds a brass vessel at right. Standing onlookers in the background watch the rite under brick and bamboo structures, with trees beyond. The scene reads as a fire or homa-style ritual setup with offerings and flower decorations. The long-haired man in orange is a person candidate based on his long hair, orange robe and rudraksha mala, though the identification is uncertain.

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