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Outdoor event under a white tent with pink-draped ceiling and sound speakers at the back. A man with long dark hair in a red shawl over a red garment, wearing gold bangles and garlands, leans forward embracing a devotee in white. Beside him, a figure in saffron-orange robes holds a tall gold ceremonial staff with a trident-like finial. Another person in orange robes with long hair faces away from the camera. Around them, devotees in white, cream and orange clothing crowd close, some with hands raised toward the embrace, and a man in white stands at right. Flower garlands are visible at the lower left near the staff.

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