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A ceremonial stage scene in a temple-style hall. On the left, a seated figure in a deep red-maroon robe and matching turban sits on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions, hands pressed together in namaskar, wearing a pink flower garland and a gold pendant. On the right, a priest in saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, bare-chested with ash markings, holds a bell and a lamp before a golden peacock-vehicle deity murti draped in a garland and silver-and-jewelled adornment, with a gold mandapa and two orange-and-blue decorated umbrellas. Brass oil lamps stand in front, and a red-and-blue patterned carpet lies below. Behind the throne is a golden relief of a four-armed deity. The seated figure's clothing and garland are visible; a throne and devotion posture alone do not establish identity, so no appearance-based label is applied.

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