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A photograph inside a bright, sunlit hall with pale walls and orange-trimmed curtains. A central figure with long dark hair and a broad smile wears an orange-red robe, a white-and-red flower garland, and a long strand of beads, gesturing with both hands as they walk. Flanking them, a bearded man in orange robes and a rudraksha-style bead necklace walks to the right, and a man at left in orange carries a golden staff with a tasselled finial while another holds a golden ceremonial mace. Behind them, a man in white with a lanyard stands beside a golden throne with red cushions, and several women in white and light clothing stand near the back. A red-and-orange flag with a circular emblem is raised at upper right. a person: the central figure has long swept-back hair, a flower garland and a long bead necklace, but the cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity.

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