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Night photograph of a ceremonial honouring at an open-air outdoor setting beneath golden draped fabric and hanging decorations. A man seated on a red-cushioned golden throne with a large golden fan-shaped backrest wears a red-orange turban, a rudraksha-style mala and a floral garland, and is decorated with bangles. Two elderly priests in white dhotis with gold borders and white shawls kneel at his feet, one tending the base of the throne. Around them stand a group of young men in saffron-orange cloths, one with a long braid and another with white ritual markings on his chest, and several women in orange and white saris with garlands. A tall man in white on the right wears a white shawl and has his hands raised in greeting. Marigold and pink garlands and a flower-decorated pot sit on the purple cloth in front. Eighteen people are visible.

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