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A photograph of a ceremonial event on a raised stage in front of an ornate golden throne backdrop decorated with yellow and red flowers. A seated bearded man in a rust-brown robe with a garland of white and pink flowers receives an offering; he has a light tilak on his forehead and is smiling. A woman in a pink and gold silk sari with a gold-bordered pallu hands him a small book or paper. Her hands and wrists are adorned with bangles. In front of them, a shirtless young man in beige dhoti-style trousers holds a silver trident and gives an offering. On the left, a bearded priest in white dhoti and shawl wears a rudraksha mala, and several people in white, pink and purple clothes stand behind the stage, many with flower garlands. A gold lion-shaped armrest and leopard-print cloth appear beside the throne.

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