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Outdoor ceremony in a shallow stone-lined pool with red tiered steps behind it. A central golden throne with red cushions sits under a decorated arch of white and red striped fabric, topped by a yellow canopy and floral garlands. A seated figure in orange robes and red garlands occupies the throne. Devotees in white dhotis and saris wade through the water, while a man in orange robes and a man in red-orange cloth stand near the base of the throne. A person in a pink-and-white shawl and several others in white stand nearby. Many people, including children, wade and splash around the platform.

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