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Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with a row of marigold and mixed flower garlands hanging at left. A man with long dark hair tied up, wearing a rust-orange dhoti and a long rudraksha mala, smiles and walks forward. Beside him a bald man in rust-orange robes and a matching rudraksha mala holds a silver bowl with both hands. Women in rust-orange saris with gold borders and dark beaded necklaces stand behind, along with women in white and cream attire. Several people in the background wear white and red, and a mountain ridge shows in the distance. Some people appear to be the a person by the long hair and rudraksha mala, in a role of a devotee-escorted presence in a satsang setting.

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