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A photograph on a stage in front of a dark red curtain and a gold ornate throne decorated with garlands of orange, yellow, purple and white flowers. A long-haired man in an orange saffron dhoti and shawl, wearing a gold necklace and armband, stands on the dais and hands a white gift box to a young girl in a blue and gold dress with a white flower in her hair. Behind her, an older grey-haired man in a maroon kurta and cream dhoti with a gold border watches, and several women in silk saris in red, cream and green stand holding white gift boxes and carrying white shopping bags. The stage setting suggests a felicitation ceremony at an award or prize presentation. The gold throne and flower garlands are prominent.

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