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A man with long dreadlocked hair and a red vertical mark on his forehead sits cross-legged on sand, bare-shouldered, wearing a maroon-brown wrap and many layers of rudraksha malas around his neck and arms. He holds a small silver bell in one hand and a brass implement in the other, performing a puja. In front of him stands a large bright yellow conical mound, possibly turmeric or kumkum-coloured, surrounded by pink flowers and a woven basket, with a small metal cup beside him. a person appears here with his rudraksha and ritual cues during an outdoor puja.