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Outdoor scene beside an orange container building and a rough earthen bank with vines. A freshly poured grey concrete slab sits in the foreground. A man in a rust-red dhoti and bare chest with beaded necklaces stands at left, arm raised. In the centre, a bearded man with long dark hair wears an orange-red jacket and holds a clay pot, pouring liquid over the slab; a small attendant in orange stands behind him. Above them an ornate yellow and red parasol is held up. At right, an elderly man in white kurta and dhoti holds a clay pot. Palm trees fill the background.

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