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A photograph of a celebration in a thatched-roof hall with a green mat floor. A woman in white with an orange shawl stands at the centre holding a microphone and speaking to a seated audience. Two large framed portraits flank a banner reading HAPPY BIRTHDAY, showing men in white turbans with long hair; the portraits are printed images, not physical people. Streamers, balloons and bunting decorate the walls. Seated attendees wear white clothes, many with orange shawls, and some women wear gold-bordered white saris. The audience sits cross-legged on the mat, with a few heads and shoulders visible in the foreground.

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