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A photograph of a formal ceremonial exchange in a room with white walls and a gilded throne. On the left, a smiling man with long dark hair and a rudraksha-style necklace wears a bare-chested orange cloth, leaning forward to receive an orange and gold shawl. On the right, a woman in an orange salwar kameez with a gold-bordered dupatta, pearl-style necklace and drop earrings holds out the shawl with both hands. Seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne behind them is a figure with long hair, an orange forehead mark, an orange shawl over white and red garments, and rudraksha beads, hands folded. Several standing onlookers, some holding up phones, watch from the background, including a man in a white shirt and a man in orange. A framed painting hangs on the right wall.

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