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A photograph of a temple-style stage decorated with painted pillars and a maroon valance. A devotee in saffron robes with a bald head stands in the foreground, facing the stage and holding a lit camphor flame. On the stage, a seated man in saffron clothes with folded hands sits on a gold throne flanked by two painted dvarapala guardian figures. At right, a richly garlanded metal deity murti is adorned with yellow and purple flower garlands on a green and pink base, while two performers in ceremonial costume stand near a gold throne, one in white dhoti with a garland and the other in a dark robe with a crown, and a young girl in a blue skirt with a yellow garland stands at the far right. Brass oil lamps stand on the floor between the figures.

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