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A stage darshan line at a Kalpataru convention in Chennai. A marigold-garlanded backdrop with hanging marigold strings and small lamps frames the scene. On a gold-framed throne at left, a figure in red and orange sits beside floral decorations while devotees approach. A queue of about a dozen people stands on the wooden stage: a woman in an orange and green sari, women in white saris, men in white shirts and dhotis, and a man in a pink shirt. Some hold items as they wait for darshan. The seated figure's identity is not established from appearance, so the throne is described by role only.

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