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A stage at a KAILASA temple event shows a seated man on an ornate silver throne with an arched backdrop of embroidered, jewelled panels in red, gold, green and blue. He wears an orange-brown turban, a brown-orange robe and a yellow-and-white flower garland, and holds a microphone-stand area with a small lamp on a side table. A woman in a rust-brown sari with a long plait and jasmine-style hair ornament sits on a smaller silver chair to the left, holding a handheld microphone and speaking. Strings of warm fairy lights and a purple-blue hanging canopy frame the stage. The man is seated in a ceremonial, honoured position, with the flower garland and throne indicating a discourse or Q&A setting. a person (appearance cues: orange-brown turban and robe, garland, ceremonial throne), seated in a discourse role.

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