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A stage ceremony at an outdoor tented event during the Ananda Utsava celebrations. Seated on ornate gold-and-red thrones behind a flower-garlanded table are several people: a man in orange robes with a rudraksha mala on the left, a central figure in saffron-orange robes with a shaved head and a rudraksha mala, and a white-clad elderly man. A man in a green vest and white kurta stands at the centre near a large brass oil lamp (deepam) lit with a flame, and an older man in white stands beside him. On the right, a priest in orange robes holds a tray of offerings, and another orange-clad attendant stands beside him. A large backdrop shows a row of framed portraits of men and a painted deity image with a golden arch. Photographers at the front edge hold cameras. Several people are visible on stage and near the edge; the crowd is partly seen.

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