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A seated man in a dark red-brown robe with a red-and-gold turban sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, wearing a pink flower garland and ceremonial gold necklaces, one hand raised near his face. Two young men in white dhotis kneel before the throne in devotion, one with hands folded, and a woman in dark clothing sits to the right. A woman in orange at lower left speaks into a microphone. Flanking the scene are tall painted deity statues with four arms, orange and pink dhotis and green sashes, holding ritual objects. Hanging brass lamps and a golden canopy frame the throne in a temple-style setting. The role of the seated man is a presiding guru during a pada puja offering, but identity is uncertain from appearance.

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