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A photograph of a temple ceremony under an orange and blue canopy. A shaved-headed priest in orange robes and a rudraksha mala stands at left with his hands folded at his chest, speaking. Beside him a man in a blue dhoti and bare chest stands with hands folded. Another shaved-headed man in orange and gold robes with a rudraksha mala stands behind, holding an orange cloth. At right a person in an orange turban and orange robe sits on a red ornate chair, wearing garlands of white and yellow flowers. Onlookers in white shirts and grey T-shirts stand behind.

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