A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a gold crown-like headpiece sits on an ornate silver throne with a leopard-print cushion, holding a long staff and wearing a large gold-toned pendant on a garland of flowers. Beside him, a standing attendant in orange garments and a black headwrap raises one hand toward a golden bull-shaped vehicle (nandi) that carries a deity murti draped in pink fabric and garlanded with flower strands. Brass offering plates sit on the stage floor, and a second attendant in orange stands at right. Ornate fringed canopies hang above, with a red curtain and blue-lit backdrop behind.

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