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A ceremonial stage scene in which a seated man on a gold-carved throne with a large gold backrest wears an orange-saffron garment and a red-and-black rudraksha mala, with long dark hair swept back. Before him, a semicircle of women in white and coloured saris with long braided hair sit on an orange cloth, some holding offering items. At left, a priest with a shaved head and white tripundra marks, wearing a rudraksha mala and a white dhoti, reads from a book at a microphone beside a brass lamp and flower offerings. Behind the throne hangs a large backdrop of a painted temple deity with garlands. Brass vessels stand at lower right. The person on the throne is an appearance-based candidate with several cues (swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala), though the appearance is not conclusive.