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A photograph of a seated ritual exchange in a bright marble hall with white pedestal fans. On the left, a young man with shoulder-length hair, wearing a plain white dhoti and shawl, sits with palms pressed together and a green leaf or offering held at his lips. On the right, a man with swept-back dark hair wears a layered garland of red and white flowers, gold bangles, a gold-embroidered reddish-orange cloth and a small headset microphone. He extends one hand toward the young man while holding a gold ring and a bowl of green offerings in the other. A golden throne-like seat and a red cushion are visible at the right edge. Other people stand blurred in the background.

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