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Photograph taken from behind inside a decorated hall with red drapes and a yellow curtain. Two men in plain white kurta-style clothing stand facing a gold arched shrine containing painted deity murti figures on a pink and red backdrop. The man on the right, with hair tied in a high bun and a beaded rudraksha mala, wears an orange-red shawl printed with script and raises one hand toward the curtain. The man on the left, with short dark hair, wears a matching orange shawl and looks toward him. A tripod-mounted camera and a white paper notice are visible on the right, with a window air conditioner above. The candidate cannot be confirmed from appearance, so the figure is described by role only.

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