A ceremonial stage scene with a seated man on an ornate silver throne, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long gold-beaded necklace and gold armlets, holding a silver staff with a gold finial, and resting his hand to his head. Beside him a gold-clad Nandi bull figure is lit by a flame in front of it, and a standing attendant in orange garments with a dark head-wrap offers a lamp. Behind them an ornately decorated silver arch frames deity murti figures adorned with garlands of magenta and white flowers. A magenta cloth covers the altar base and marigolds lie on the stage floor. a person: the seated man wears saffron/orange clothing, a long beaded necklace and gold ornaments, and holds a ceremonial staff, consistent with the page's reference to a person.

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