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A photograph of a wedding-style ritual at an ashram courtyard. A bald man with glasses, wearing a pale cream silk kurta and churidar with a rudraksha mala and a yellow marigold garland, stands barefoot while a blonde woman in a magenta and orange silk sari with a yellow garland kneels and touches his feet. Her hands are decorated with henna. Behind them an older man in white with a yellow garland and a grey-haired man stand nearby, and a red brass-lined fire pit with a small flame sits on the floor. Yellow petals scatter the ground. A wall with red painted lotus motifs and a glass door with framed photos is behind them.

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