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A photograph taken through a parted red velvet curtain of a seated man on an ornate gold throne (peetha) with a tiger-striped cloth draped over it. The seated man wears a saffron-orange robe with gold borders, a rudraksha mala necklace, a red bindi and a bracelet, and smiles with his hands near his chest. In the foreground a shaven-headed priest in an orange-brown dhoti and shawl, seen from behind, holds a lit aarti lamp toward him. To the left stands a painted deity murti with four arms, golden crown and jewellery, and an orange-pink dhoti. Hanging brass lamps are visible above. One seated person and one standing priest are visible, with a deity statue; the seated figure appears to be a person by saffron robe, rudraksha mala and gold-trimmed throne cues, shown in person.