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A seated group of saffron-robed young boys and men perform a ritual on a white floor, many with white vibhuti marks on their foreheads and rudraksha malas around their necks. Several hold small brass implements and offering bowls, while steel and brass vessels, pots, and a brass kalasha sit in front of them. A man in white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and white markings sits at the left, and a bald man in orange and red-brown cloth stands in the centre. Tall brass horns rest on the floor.

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