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A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne at the centre of a large hall, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a red turban, a long rudraksha-style bead mala and a gold ceremonial necklace, with his right hand raised in a gesture while his left rests near a brass vessel and small lamps on a low table. A tall silver trident stands to his left. Around him a dense crowd of devotees sits on the floor, many women in colourful saris and salwar kameez, and a few men in white. Two video cameras on tripods are set up behind the throne, and white draped curtains line the background.