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Photograph of a ritual gathering on a red-carpeted stage with maroon drapes. Four men seated cross-legged in white dhotis with gold borders and rudraksha malas around their necks sit in front of silver-toned ritual tables holding metal cups and plates. The foreground man on the left, bare-chested in a white dhoti with gold edging, presses his hands together and gazes forward. Behind them, a man in an orange robe stands near an ornately carved pillar, and another seated man in orange-toned clothing sits at the far left. The setting suggests a puja or padapuja ceremony. Watermarked archive image.

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