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Outdoor ritual at a stone slab beside an orange-painted building. A man in a red zipped top and red dhoti with long dreadlocks, tilak on forehead, pours from a brass plate onto the slab while holding a plate of fruit and flowers. Behind him a young boy in orange cloth holds a large multicoloured ceremonial umbrella overhead. Two other men in orange and white dhotis stand nearby, one with long matted hair and rudraksha beads. A shirtless boy with a sacred thread in the foreground holds an offering plate. Green leaves and a white cloth lie on the slab. Onlookers stand behind a fence. A woman in blue sari stands at left.

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