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A marriage ceremony held in an open-air courtyard with a white-walled backdrop and striped red, blue and orange pillars decorated with bird and floral motifs. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe sits cross-legged at the center behind a brick-like fire altar with a flame, a small silver vessel and brass pots, and an orange-flower garland arrangement. A man in white dhoti with an orange shawl and a woman in an orange sari with floral hair ornaments and garlands sit before the altar, the woman holding a brass plate. Several people in white and orange garments stand behind, with a microphone on a stand; fruit and flower offerings surround the altar. The saffron-robed central figure matches the appearance cues of Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, presiding over the rite.

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