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A photograph inside a hall with a stage and screen behind. In the foreground, a man in a light orange short-sleeved shirt and a second man stand facing each other, the one in orange holding a folded white paper that the other takes with both hands. The receiver wears a deep red-brown dhoti and shawl, a long orange-gold beaded garland, a crown-like white forehead marking with a red dot, and gold bangles. Behind them, a few people in orange and white robes stand near camera tripods, a golden figure is visible on the stage, and mats and a small red box lie on the floor. A large screen shows an image. The person in red-brown is shown with distinctive long swept-back hair and ceremonial adornments, which is a person appearance-based candidate, but identity is uncertain.

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Indoor ceremony under a white tent canopy with maroon swags and ceiling fans. A long-haired man in saffron robes with a rudraksha mala and a vertical tilak on his forehead smiles while handing a brass plate of fruit and an envelope to a bearded man in orange and gold-bordered robes. A cameraman in white with an orange cloth records the exchange. Other saffron-clad figures sit behind a ritual table with brass items, and a person in white and yellow sits at a far desk.2009-12-30A photograph of an indoor hall event with a stage backdrop of dark maroon curtains and a projection screen at left. A man in a white shirt with a red shawl and a bracelet holds up a handwritten paper to a man in a saffron-orange dhoti with gold waistband and a heavy gold-bead necklace over an orange cloth, who is reading it with bare upper body and white sandalwood forehead marks. At right, a man in white garments with a rudraksha mala holds a silver tray. 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