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Interior ceremony in a tented hall with a white draped ceiling, hanging chandeliers and a green foliage backdrop. On the left, a bald man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl kneels before a decorated deity murti dressed in red, with garlands, beside a square yellow homa or yagna pit with offerings. On the right, a man in a red-orange turban and matching robes holds a gold umbrella over a gilded throne draped with flower garlands in red, white and yellow, while a white-clad attendant stands behind. Rose petals fall through the air and ceremonial parasols and orange banners frame the scene.

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