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A photograph of a wedding blessing in a dim stone-pillared hall. A man in a long saffron-pink robe leans forward and clasps the hands of a smiling groom in a white turban and white kurta, garlanded with white flowers and green and pink ribbons. Beside them, a bride in white with a decorated forehead ornament sits with her hands resting near the groom. Behind, a woman in a red sari with a gold necklace watches, and a few other people are partly visible at the edges of the frame.

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