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Outdoor ritual at a temple site with a crowd of devotees standing behind a low stone-edged platform. A central figure in saffron-orange robe and a long garland of white, pink and multicoloured flowers, with long dark hair and a rudraksha mala, stands with hands joined before a metal shivalinga-style ritual post. Rose petals are scattered on the ground. A younger attendant in orange robe and a gold-bead necklace holds a brass tray of pink flowers, while another attendant at left holds a long ceremonial staff topped with a decorative finial. Devotees in white dhotis and kurtas stand with hands folded. A candidate with distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues appears in person.

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