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A photograph of an indoor ceremonial meeting in a room with a large gold-framed backdrop and a gold ornate seat. On the right, a person in rust-red robes, a red turban and a long black braid, with a rudraksha-style mala around the neck, sits on a leopard-print cushion while holding out a small book to a man on the left. That man wears an orange sleeveless vest over a white shirt, round glasses, a red wrist thread and a gold chain, and holds a hardcover book with a portrait cover. Other men in orange and white stand behind, and a cameraman in white with a camera on his shoulder records the exchange. a person appearance cues are present: a red turban, long black hair and a rudraksha-style mala on the seated figure, with the seated person presented as receiving guests; the page does not name him for this event. Plastic-wrapped offerings and fruit sit near the cushion.

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