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Outdoor ceremony on a red-carpeted stepped platform. A seated man in orange-red robes, with long swept-back dark hair, a full beard, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold chain, holds a large ritual fan and a staff, with a golden lion-figured seat beside him; he is. A shaved-headed priest in white dhoti and rudraksha malas bows and offers an orange cushion with both hands. Behind, devotees in orange and red saris sit on the steps under a magenta parasol, and a cameraperson in white raises a video camera.