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Outdoor evening ceremony in front of banana leaves. On the left, a man with long dark matted hair, a full beard, and a tilak wears a saffron-orange wrap with a pink-and-white flower garland and gold ceremonial necklaces; his eyes are closed and a hand rests near his garland. In the centre, a man with a white forehead tilak, rudraksha mala and bare chest sits with a neutral expression. On the right, a bare-chested, clean-shaven man with short hair and a red-and-white beaded necklace stands with palms pressed together in anjali mudra, head bowed, holding a green-and-red braided cord. Behind them a large yellow-green banana-leaf backdrop and warm lights.

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