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A woman in an orange saffron sari with a red border and a rudraksha mala stands on a white-tiled stage, leaning down to hold the hand of a small bare-chested boy in orange dhoti-style cloth with a green border. The boy wears a white flower garland and white sandalwood markings on his forehead and arms. In the foreground, a shaved-headed man in orange cloth sits with his back to the camera, and a woman in glasses sits below. A red velvet curtain hangs behind the stage, and a microphone stand is visible at right. Brass oil lamps sit on the steps. The woman's appearance is consistent with a person candidate in orange sari with rudraksha mala, but the identification is uncertain.

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