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Photograph of a ceremonial gathering on a stage with red drapes and a golden canopy. A young man in a white shirt with a red and gold shawl stands at center holding a small gold-toned object. Beside him, a priest in white dhoti and gold-bordered cloth wears a tilak and a dark rudraksha-style mala, holding garlands of gold beads. To the right, a woman in a red sari with gold necklaces and an ID lanyard receives garlands, with other devotees in red and white garments around them. A shaved-headed person in orange and a teenager in white with glasses stand at left.

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