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Outdoor photograph of a Bhoomi Puja on a grassy, bushy hillside. A central man with long swept-back dark hair, a tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala and an orange saffron robe holds a silver kalasha-style lamp with a flame in one hand and a silver bell in the other, smiling. To the left, a shaven-headed priest in orange robes bends toward a tray of offerings. Behind them, several women in white dhotis with orange shawls stand with hands folded in prayer and one holds a small book, while another woman in white and orange stands at right. Dry grass and trees fill the background under an overcast sky.

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