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Indoor temple-room photograph of a ritual setting with a pink wall and barred windows. In the foreground a man with long, swept-back dark curly hair wears a bright orange-saffron silk garment and stands beside an older bald man in orange robes who gestures toward a brass tray. Behind them a shirtless man in a white dhoti stands near a doorway, and at right a man in a blue top and white dhoti sits by offerings. The offerings include yellow and orange flowers, fruit, and brass vessels. A tall brass oil lamp stands at right, and a framed picture hangs in the upper left. The long-haired man in saffron has distinctive hair and orange silk clothing, which is consistent with the a person label, though the identification is uncertain.

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