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Indoor photo in a bright hall with white walls, ceiling fans and tube lights. A man in a white shirt with a dark rudraksha mala bends forward and touches the shoulder of a central figure. The central figure wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, multiple gold chain necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, a gold pendant, a white sacred ash band across the forehead and a red kumkum dot. Behind them, a red curtain, a golden decorative piece and a standing fan are visible. A man on the right in orange with a rudraksha mala looks on, and other men stand in the background. Neither the central figure nor any other person is labelled by a readable name, so no identification is made from appearance.

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