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Photograph of a ceremonial presentation on a decorated stage with colourful tassel garlands hanging from arches. A central figure with long hair tied up in a bun, wearing a brown and gold dhoti-style garment and a red and white flower garland, leans forward to receive a white paper gift bag printed with a tree motif and the words Breathe Alki from a standing woman in a white and gold sari. On the left, a woman with curly grey hair and glasses in a teal striped kurta holds a similar bag. On the right, a smiling older man in a grey patterned kurta extends his hand to the bag. A golden throne-like seat is partly visible at the left edge.

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