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A photograph of a temple-style stage with ornate arched red and gold decorations and yellow drapes. A figure in orange robes and an orange turban sits on a gold throne with a red cushion, with a golden framed backdrop behind. Around the throne, several people stand with hands raised or joined in greeting or worship: a man in a white shirt and grey trousers, a woman in an orange sari, a woman in a blue patterned sari, a woman in white, a man in white with a red garland, and a bald man in a pink shirt. Brass bells hang at the sides, and a woman in an orange sari and a child in yellow sit at the lower right. A darshan or temple visit scene.

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