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Outdoor evening photograph of a ceremony under an orange canopy decorated with pink, green and orange tassels and a strand of white jasmine garland. A man on the left sits cross-legged, bare-chested with a white-and-red-garland, a golden crown-like headpiece, white forehead markings and a gold necklace, his hands resting near yellow and orange marigold flowers. Facing him on the right, a second man in an orange cloth and an ornate gold crown and garland leans forward with raised hand. A golden trident-like staff with a metal finial stands at the right edge beside another attendant's arm. Rain streaks are visible against the dark background.

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