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Indoor stage event in a large hall with an audience of many seated people in white and red clothing, many holding phones or cameras. On the right, a seated figure in an orange and gold patterned garment with an orange turban-style headwrap and a gold throne sits on a raised platform. In the centre, a woman in a maroon sari with gold border and a garland kneels before the seated figure, offering something, while a man in white dhoti with a saffron shawl kneels beside her. A man in white with a garland stands behind them. A small book in orange sits on the stage floor. Upper balconies are filled with more spectators. Interpretation of the seated figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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