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Outdoor ceremony under trees with a colourful geometric-patterned backdrop. A man with long dark hair in an orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands at a draped orange podium holding a microphone and speaking, with a garland of marigolds on the podium. Seated in gold-framed red-cushioned chairs are several saffron-robed sadhus, one with an orange turban and another with long curly hair in orange, all barefoot. Behind them men in white shirts and dhotis stand watching, one holding his hands together. The swami at the podium has long swept-back hair and saffron clothing, a. Crowd and blue stage floor are visible.

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