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A photograph of a ceremony on a stage with a gold and red ornate throne under a decorative gold canopy. A figure with long dark hair in an orange-saffron garment sits on the throne, leaning forward with a hand placed on the head of a shaved-headed devotee in white clothing who is kneeling before him. Several other shaved-headed devotees in white garments with red-bordered cloths sit in the foreground, seen from behind. Behind the throne hang a red painted backdrop, garlands of multicoloured flowers, a patterned cloth hanging, and dark maroon curtains. On the right, a seated woman in white sits near baskets of offerings and fruit arranged on the floor, and a long orange-tipped ceremonial staff rises at the side. The seated figure's appearance is consistent with the page's identification but the cues are limited, so the candidate is treated as uncertain.

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