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Outdoor ceremony on bare dry ground beside a tall rust-coloured steel gantry with a pulley and rope hanging from its crossbar. Several large blue plastic drums stand in a row in front of a crowd of young men and some women dressed in white shirts and white dhotis or trousers, many wearing rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and yellow sashes. Two ornate umbrellas with striped fringed canopies, one green and red, one yellow and blue, shelter a seated area. A white tour bus with a person branding stands behind the gantry, and a small stack of speakers sits on a platform beside it. Some participants hold cups and small containers near the drums, and a clay pot sits on the ground.

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