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A photograph of a fire ritual in a courtyard setting. A central man in white ceremonial dhoti and shirt with yellow trim wears a red-brown rudraksha mala and gold bracelet, eyes closed, holding red kumkum or flower petals in his cupped hands in front of a microphone on a stand. Two men flank him seated with palms pressed together in prayer; the man on the left wears a white shirt and grey trousers with a wristwatch and vertical tilak, and the man on the right wears a purple shirt with a tilak. Offering plates with white and yellow items, a clay bowl of yellow liquid, and flower garlands with blue and pink blossoms are placed on the floor mat. Text in the corner identifies the copyright notice.

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