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Outdoor ceremonial scene on a raised mat. A central man with long dark hair and a short beard stands with palms pressed together in namaste, eyes closed, wearing a rust-brown unstitched robe, a white garland of flowers, and a rudraksha mala with a red-and-orange floral garland at his waist; white and red markings on his forehead. A tall gold-handled ceremonial umbrella with multicolour fringe (yellow, red, blue, green, white) is held above him by a young man in orange dhoti with a gold-beaded rudraksha necklace. Behind and beside him, young attendants in orange dhotis and rudraksha necklaces stand; one holds a red plate and another holds a brass lamp with bells. Dry red earth and trees fill the background.

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