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Photo inside a temple hall with pillars and a bright white wall. A central man with a dark wrapped turban and a red bindi, wearing layered garlands of pink, red, white, orange and purple flowers over a golden necklace and rudraksha malas, holds a long golden staff with a star-shaped ornament and smiles while holding it. To his left, a man in white dhoti and shawl with a white-robed companion holds a microphone and speaks, and an older man with sandalwood-marked forehead and gold chains stands with palms pressed together. To the right, a man in white dhoti and shawl with rudraksha mala and sandalwood-marked forehead stands beside him. Behind them a red-robed attendant and a bright colourful kalasha-like pillar decoration with banana leaves are visible. a person is the centre figure, identified by the turban, garlands and gold staff.

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