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Inside a temple-like hall with blue walls, a yellow pillar, and a hanging rudraksha garland above, a man with long dreadlocked hair and a full beard, wearing a rust-red shawl over his shoulders and a rudraksha bead band on his upper arm, smiles and reaches toward an older bald man in an orange-red robe who holds a purple cloth. Behind them, two younger men in orange-saffron dhotis, one with bare chest and beaded necklaces and white tripundra markings, stand near a wooden shelf. An older man in a white shirt and gold wristwatch stands at the right edge. Rudraksha mala beads drape overhead. a person candidate with dreadlocks and rudraksha adornments is present; appearance-based only.

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