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Indoor ritual in a room with a green floor mat and a red-and-yellow pillar. A man with long dark hair and a white face mark, wearing a white dhoti and orange-striped shawl, seats himself cross-legged and places a hand on the head of a seated person in a white dhoti and bare chest, who wears a gold necklace and bead malas and has white ash marks on the forehead and body. A brass plate with a coconut and leaves sits in front. Behind them, a bare-chested man with rudraksha beads and a red tilak sits, and seated devotees in masks and saris watch from the background. A tall decorated banner and a ceremonial stand are visible at right, along with a tripod and a fire-lamp.

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