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Outdoor ceremony on a sandy ground with a tall silver ritual pillar in the foreground and scattered pink and red flower petals. A central figure in a saffron-orange robe with long swept-back dark hair, a red bindi, a long multicoloured garland of flowers, and a rudraksha mala stands with eyes closed and arms folded. Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing, and rudraksha mala; the photo caption attributes this event to him. Behind him, a crowd of men in white shirts and white dhotis, some with hands folded in prayer and rudraksha malas, and women in light sarees watch. A brass tray with flowers and offering vessels sits at right.

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