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A photograph of a ritual reception indoors with a white wall. A woman in a red-bordered sari and a white and red flower garland stands at left, holding a folded white paper and reaching toward a man in a dark vest over a light blue shirt at right, who holds out an apple. Behind them a bare-chested priest in an orange-gold dhoti and rudraksha mala holds a silver tray with apples and offerings. A bearded man in white kurta with a red shawl kneels center, holding an apple and a white paper plate printed with a triangle geometric design. A cameraman and several onlookers in shirts stand in the background.

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