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A photograph of an inauguration ritual in a white-walled room with a grilled window and garlands of white and pink flowers hanging from the top. A central figure in an orange-red turban with pink flowers, an orange robe, a long white and red garland and a gold necklace holds a leaf and a tray of pink petals. A man in an orange robe stands beside them holding a flower-filled tray. Two standing men in orange and white, a man in a checked shirt, and a woman in a yellow-bordered white sari stand in the doorway and room. Seated in front, an older man in white and a woman in a white top with a rudraksha mala watch with folded hands. Several people are visible, and a small oil lamp sits on the floor at the lower right.

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