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A ceremonial photograph in a room with orange and red draped curtains and garlands of white jasmine and pink and red flowers. A seated figure in a red-brown robe and ornate crown is heavily garlanded with pink, red and white flower strands, with a rudraksha-style necklace visible. Standing behind him, a bare-chested man in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala and gold chain presses palms together. A woman in a brown sari stands with hands folded at right, and a smiling woman in a white and gold sari bends forward beside her. In the foreground a bare-chested man with long hair and tripundra marks, wearing beaded malas, stands at left while an older woman in white sits and holds a fruit. Flower petals and boxes of offerings lie on a table to the right. Ritual puja with garlanding and offerings.

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