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Evening ceremony under a tent with a golden ornate throne. A seated man with long dark hair, a full beard, rudraksha-style beads and a flowered garland wears orange-saffron robes and gold bangles; he sits on a red cushioned throne holding a small offering tray. A shirtless attendant in an orange-saffron headwrap and beaded mala leans in from the left, while another attendant in a white dhoti with an orange-yellow shawl offers a tray of fruit and flowers on the right. Behind them an older man in white stands, and a silver ceremonial staff lies in the foreground beside marigolds and fruit on a red mat. Overall this is a formal darshan and offering scene.

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