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A photograph of a smiling person seated on an ornate gilded throne with brown upholstery and carved golden lion-head armrests. The seated person wears a thick garland of marigolds, white jasmine strands, pink orchids and pale green wrapped sweets, and has a red bindi on the forehead. Their hands rest on the armrest and a small ceremonial fan or whisk is held in one hand. Behind and beside the throne, several women in saris and kurta-style clothes sit or stand in a bright hall with white walls and teal door trim, some smiling. a person cues are the garlands and gilded throne, though the appearance is only partly visible.