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A stage ceremony at an ashram hall. A seated figure in orange robes sits on a gold-trimmed throne decorated with red and orange flowers, with an orange-clad attendant standing beside it. Around them, several people in ritual dress stand and watch: a man in white dhoti and a woman in a green and white sari, a man in white with a red shawl at left, a woman in pink and turquoise salwar kameez, a woman in white with a plaited braid, and a woman in a blue sari at right. A large white mountain-like backdrop and a brass trident hang behind the stage, with a small kalasha-style vessel of flowers near the throne. A girl in white with an orange shawl kneels at the lower edge of the stage. Oil lamps and a stand fan are visible.

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