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Photograph of a ceremony under a decorated canopy hung with red, green and gold triangular banners. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban, with a rudraksha mala visible, stands at the centre leaning over an orange-draped seated figure adorned with a white jasmine garland and a gold-coloured headpiece. Several men in white shirts stand behind, and a fringed red and gold umbrella overhead. A white-draped table with offerings and flowers sits at the left edge. Probable Swamiji with saffron robes, orange turban and rudraksha mala performing the ritual honouring the seated figure; the appearance cues are moderately distinctive.

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