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Two saffron-robed men sit cross-legged on a mat over a leopard-print cloth outdoors during a temple ceremony. The man on the left, with long swept-back hair, a red forehead mark and white tripundra, wears a thick gold necklace, rudraksha-style beads at his brow, and gold armbands; he smiles and rests his hands on his knee. The man on the right, with a shaved head, white vibhuti marks, a rudraksha mala and a wrap draped over a bare chest, sits beside a brass kalasha-style vessel. Behind them, several men in white dhotis and orange cloths sit or stand, and a white plastic chair appears at right. Text in the lower-right corner reads a copyright line.

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