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A photograph of a temple-style hall with painted pink, green and yellow pillars and a yellow-bordered doorway. Inside, a seated figure in orange-red robes and a long red-beaded mala sits on an ornate gold throne with a striped cloth draped over it, a raised-hand pose, against a backdrop of hanging lamps. The figure is a depiction rather than a living person, with the figure appearing to be a statue or image. In the foreground, a multi-tiered brass lamp with many lit flames is held up by a person, and to the left, seated attendants in orange robes and white body markings sit on a carpet with microphones nearby. A tall brass lamp stands at the right with a small kalasha-style finial, and a white marble floor reflects the lights. Several people are visible: two seated attendants at left, and two or three seated devotees in orange near the throne, with one person holding up the lamp in the foreground.

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