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Outdoor ceremony under a canopy with a hanging banner reading "Dhyanapeetam" and a fringe of colourful tassels in red, yellow, green, blue and pink. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange garment with gold border sits on white cushions, bent forward with hands together, apparently receiving attention from a person in white clothes beside them. A devotee in white shirt sits at left holding the canopy pole, and another person in orange appears at right.

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