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A standing man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl wears a red-and-white flower garland and a rudraksha mala, hands clasped at his chest, while speaking before a seated audience of children and adults. Beside him stands a shaved-headed man in orange robes and a rudraksha mala. On the right, a seated priest in white with a flower garland and a decorated headpiece sits near offerings of fruit and brass vessels. Behind them rises a large gold throne decorated with flowers in red, yellow and green, and orange-and-white walls carry posters and banners. The standing man's cues: long swept-back hair, saffron garments, garland and rudraksha mala; identity is not established by the page alone.

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