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Photograph of a ceremonial exchange at an indoor event under a dark fabric canopy with bright stage lights. On the right, a man in a red-orange turban with a tall golden crest, orange-red shawl, white and red flower garland and gold armlet presents or receives an object while a second man in a white dhoti and a brown rudraksha-style bead necklace reaches toward it. In the centre, a bald man in white with a long beaded mala holds a small gold-and-black shrine model on a tray. Behind them several people in white and orange-red cloth stand in the background, one holding another gold tray. The figure in the crest turban appears to be a presiding figure, but the identity is not established from appearance.

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