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Outdoor ceremony on a raised platform beneath a large multicoloured fringed canopy with a gold pole. A large grey stone or metal form is wrapped in bands of marigold, rose and white flower garlands with green leaves. A bare-chested man with long dark hair, a rudraksha-style necklace and orange-saffron cloth stands at the centre near the flowers, while several men in saffron/orange robes and white or patterned headbands stand and sit on the steps and platform, one holding a kalasha-like vessel. A red building and clear grey sky form the background. a person cues: the central figure has long swept-back dark hair, an ornate necklace and saffron clothing, and the page names a person at this event; the central figure is the probable candidate but appearance alone is not fully certain.

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