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Outdoor photo at a Brahmotsava celebration on dusty ground. In the centre, a man in white kurta and a rudraksha mala, holding a tall braided ceremonial staff, smiles beside a tray of red and white petals held by a young woman in orange sari. Beside him stands a bearded man in orange robes with a gold chain. At right, a young man in orange wrap with white tilak smiles. In the foreground, a long-haired figure with bare back in orange cloth extends a hand toward the tray. Several people in white and orange surround them, including a woman with purple headwear at left. a person cues are not clearly established here, so the central man in white is described by role only.

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