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A photograph of a temple-style ceremony in an ornate hall with silver-trimmed pillars and a bronze trident on a stand. A long-haired figure with dreadlocks and a white tilak on the forehead wears an orange-red robe and hands a white certificate and a bundled packet across a silver-edged platform. Facing him, a smiling young man with a red bindi and a tattooed chest wears a white dhoti with gold border and a gold-trimmed shawl, receiving the certificate. Behind them, a row of seated girls and women in orange and red saris and gold jewellery watch, with a cameraman and a standing woman in white at the back. A small fan and water bottles sit at the left edge.

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