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A night-time photograph of a ritual performance with several people in orange and saffron garments. In the foreground a seated young man in orange with a gold-bordered orange dhoti, several strands of rudraksha and dark beads, and a purple-and-red beaded bracelet, leans forward with his hands together near his face. Behind him, a seated young man in a white dhoti with gold borders and a white cloth over his shoulder holds a small brass plate or cymbal-like bowl. Another seated person in orange with a rudraksha mala gestures with an outstretched hand. On the right, a standing figure in white with a broad gold-banded white cloth is partially visible, and a leopard-skin-covered drum sits in the lower right. Dark background and warm lamplight suggest an evening puja or satsang setting.

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