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A photograph of a formal welcome scene in front of a large backdrop showing a golden illuminated temple complex. A man with a shaved head in a purple and gold silk shawl bends forward with folded hands toward a standing man in a grey jacket and gold-patterned wrap. A smiling man with swept-back dark hair wears a dark red-maroon dhoti with gold border, a sacred rudraksha mala with a bead necklace, and a copper-coloured armband; he reaches out to receive the greeting. Behind him a man in a white shirt holds a woven basket of fruit. An ornate golden throne with red floral upholstery and a gilded chair stands at left. Another photographer is at the far left edge. a person is the smiling man in the dark red dhoti with the rudraksha mala, positioned at the centre, receiving the honour.

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