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A night-time ritual on an open stage. A man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a peacock-fan backrest and a red velvet cushion wears a rust-orange robe and a long garland of white and pink flowers, with a red flower garland over the shoulders. He has a red tilak on his forehead and rests his hand near his face. Gold trident-topped staffs flank the throne, and a tasselled multicoloured canopy hangs above. Beside him stands a shirtless man in a white dhoti with an orange border, bending toward a fire area with rising smoke. Other men in white dhotis and white garments stand nearby, and a white pedestal fan is in the foreground. Pink petals are scattered at the base of the throne.

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