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A seated man in a maroon-red robe sits on a tiger-striped cushion on a stage before a carved wooden door. He wears a rudraksha mala with multiple strands, bangles, and a white vibhuti mark on his forehead, with his hands raised in a mudra near his face. Flanking him are two painted statues of deities with crowns, bare chests, gold necklaces and pink-and-orange dhotis, one holding a lotus. To the left stands a silver trident with a leopard-print cloth. Painted pink and green pillars frame the scene. The image is a photograph with an archive copyright overlay.

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