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Photograph of a ceremony on a raised stage with a red and white draped backdrop and a grey temple-style structure. A central figure sits on an ornate golden throne framed by a heart-shaped jeweled arch, dressed in red and orange garments with a red head covering and a garland of flowers around the neck, holding a ritual object. Standing beside the throne, a man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl with a gold necklace attends the throne. To the right, several women in white sarees with red borders stand with folded hands, and to the left, men in white dhotis and shawls and women in white attend. Brass lamps, a kalasha pot, marigold garlands and a golden umbrella surround the scene. Visible people number roughly twenty.

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