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A stage ceremony beneath a purple-lit backdrop, with a golden palanquin or ratha draped in yellow and white garlands and a golden canopy topped by a dark cloth. A man in a red-and-gold turban, pink garland and gold necklaces sits on a red cushioned seat, facing the palanquin. Several priests in white dhotis with gold borders attend it, one tending a stack of orange and yellow cushions on the palanquin. A woman in a purple-and-white striped sari kneels nearby. A white pedestal fan stands on the red-and-striped rug at right.

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