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A stage event against a deep red curtain. A young man in a white shirt and dark trousers applies a tilak or vibhuti mark to the forehead of a seated man in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth with a red and white shawl, a rudraksha mala, and an orange-red garland. Beside them a bare-chested man with long hair and a white dhoti with gold borders holds a microphone and a red shawl, while a woman in red sari and a woman in red and gold sari stand nearby. A woman in white sari with gold border and a woman in orange sari stand at left, with a uniformed police officer behind. At right, a figure seated on an ornate peetha-style throne wears orange-beaded necklaces and white robes. A small chair with carved wood sits at the edge of the stage.

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