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A man in a rust-brown dhoti and shawl stands on a raised platform under a tin-roofed pavilion, head bowed, with a thick rudraksha mala and a large gold pendant at his chest and a long red-and-yellow marigold garland draped to his knees. He wears gold armbands and rings and has a tilak on his forehead. Beside him a blue painted swan vehicle decorated with pink flowers stands near a maroon cushion with gold trim, and a woman in an orange garment holds a silver vessel. Behind, several seated devotees with folded hands in orange and white clothes watch the ceremony under a leafy outdoor backdrop.