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A smiling bearded man in a maroon-red sannyasi robe sits on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions. He wears a long garland of white and pink flowers, a rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces including a large gold pendant, and a white-and-red forehead marking. Behind him stands another man in a white dhoti and orange-brown shawl, wearing spectacles. To the right a white electric pedestal fan is in view, and a red-and-white cloth and a mat sit in the background. a person is seated on the throne, with the caption-level role of honoured guest at the ceremony.