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A photograph on a stage in front of an ornate silver throne carved with floral and scrollwork motifs. A seated man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, and a leopard-print cloth over his lap and shoulders wears layered rudraksha malas and a gold chain; his right hand rests on the head of a bare-chested devotee in a white dhoti kneeling before him. Beside the throne, a silver lion figure sits on the platform. Standing to the left, a man in saffron-orange robes and a patterned headband, with white arm markings, rudraksha beads and a long beaded necklace, bends forward toward the kneeling devotee. A third figure in orange and a shirtless attendant with white markings stand in the dim background. The scene shows a blessing ritual. The screen-matching appearance of the seated figure is only a probable cue, reflected in the a person field.

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