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Outdoor ceremony at dusk on a raised platform reached by a metal staircase with railings. A seated figure with long swept-back hair wears rust-orange clothing, a long garland of white and yellow flowers, and gold bangles, seated before a silver tray. Beside them a figure in saffron-orange robes and a shaved head stands, and another shaved-headed person in an orange garment stands at the top of the stairs. A large grey dome-shaped object draped with a multicoloured flower garland of marigolds, roses and green leaves sits in the foreground. Below, rows of men in white dhotis and white shirts with rudraksha malas sit on red stairs, and a white-clad woman with a draped white shawl stands on the right. Palm trees, a red-roofed building, and string lights hang in the background.

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