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A photograph of a ritual gathering indoors on a tatami-style mat floor. A young boy in a white collared shirt and a rudraksha mala stands with cupped hands, receiving something from a woman in a red sleeveless top wearing a white and orange flower garland. Men in orange shawls over white clothes sit and kneel nearby, and a standing man in an orange shawl and white kurta looks on. A woman in white with an orange shawl films with a handheld video camera. Several children and adults stand along the left side. A white electric fan and orange curtains are visible in the background. No identifiable a person figure is clearly visible.

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