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A photograph of two men in close contact inside a metal-roofed hall with yellow steel beams and fluorescent lights. The man on the left wears a white turban with a gold border, a white shawl with gold edging, a white garland of flowers, and a small red mark on his forehead; he has a long beard and is smiling as he touches the face of the man on the right. The man on the right, with short hair and a moustache, wears a light striped shirt and a dark rudraksha mala, his eyes closed, and a gold bracelet on his wrist. The turbaned man's bare arm reaches across the frame, and a wall clock is visible behind them.

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