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Photograph of a coronation-style ceremony under a decorated tent at an outdoor ritual site. A seated figure on a red-cushioned throne, heavily garlanded with red, orange and yellow flowers and wearing a golden crown, sits with hands folded in greeting. White-robed attendants stand around the throne: one on the left waves a white fan, a central attendant holds a fan-shaped ornament and a peacock-feather whisk, and a figure on the right raises a ceremonial staff. Flower-covered steps lead up to the throne, with brass lamps and offering plates on the red carpet below. Tent fabric with red, orange and blue trim frames the scene. Several white-robed men in the foreground and background complete the ceremony.

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