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Evening ritual fire ceremony at an outdoor shrine. A seated figure on an ornate gold-and-red throne wears a red turban, saffron-orange robes, a gold necklace, bangles and a rudraksha mala, holding a yellow flower while a bare-chested priest in white dhoti with a gold border touches his shoulder. A small fire pit decorated with yellow and white floral patterns burns in front, with a silver bowl and ladle beside it. To the right, two women in red-orange saffron saris with gold borders sit with beaded malas, one holding a flower, and a woman in floral garments with flower garlands is in the lower right foreground. Another priest in white stands behind, with a fan and pillar in the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne in the robes and crown-like turban described above.

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