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A posed group photo on a dark stage. A man with glasses in a white shirt, white dhoti with gold border and red-and-white garland sits kneeling on the left. Centre, a figure seated on a red-cushioned throne with a gold-framed back wears an orange-and-brown turban, bare upper torso with a tiger-striped garment, ornate gold necklaces and bangles, and raises one hand in blessing; the appearance is consistent with a person candidate. Beside the throne, a woman in an orange-gold silk saree with red garland sits on the right, and a girl in a white dress with a red and gold necklace kneels beside her. Gold flower petals are scattered on the stage floor.

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