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A photograph of a Tulabharam ceremony on a brightly lit stage with magenta and red lighting. A man seated cross-legged on a small silver platform hangs from a white flower-garlanded balance scale, smiling with hands folded in his lap. He wears a saffron-pink robe, a rudraksha mala and a ceremonial gold necklace, with a crown-like headpiece. Behind him stands a large ornate silver-and-red throne with a tiger-striped cushion. Gold and silver statues of deities, including a golden figure holding a flute, flank the scene, along with tall silver oil lamps and a brass pot. Lush white flower garlands drape the scale's chains and crossbar.

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