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A photograph of a wedding-style ritual in an ornately decorated hall with white pillars, flower arrangements and an orange floor cloth. A tall man in an orange-saffron turban and orange-maroon dress, with a red-white-yellow garland and gold bangles, raises a hand as a blessing toward a woman in a gold-bordered orange sari who lies prostrate with her forehead to the floor, garlanded with white and pink flowers. A shaven-headed priest in orange robes at left holds a brass tray of turmeric or offerings. Several onlookers in saris and white dhotis stand around, including a man in a white kurta with a yellow shawl at right and a man in a green shawl and white dhoti at far right. A small fire lamp glows on the floor behind the group. Described as Swamiji (probable) by appearance cues: long swept-back hair under the turban, saffron ornate clothing and a garland.

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