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A crowded indoor exhibition hall with a long red carpet runway running through the middle, lined with visitors and stalls under a white tent ceiling with blue bunting. A central figure with long dark swept-back hair wears a flowing saffron-orange robe and walks along the carpet, smiling. Nearby, an elderly man in a white shirt bends forward with folded hands, and a man in a red-and-white striped shirt stands to the right. A small child in an orange dress stands at the lower right holding a cup. Bystanders in white shirts, blue and yellow salwar kameez fill the aisles. Overhead banners and booth signs are visible.

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