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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes sits on a golden throne with a tiger-skin cushion, draped in a long white garland and a flower-decorated backrest of red, yellow and purple blooms, in front of a painted temple doorway flanked by colourful guardian figures holding clubs. Two figures stand to the side with a tall multi-tiered oil lamp lit in front. Several women in orange and red saris kneel or sit around the throne, and a bald priest in saffron in the foreground holds a lamp. Brass lamps stand on the floor, which is covered with a red carpet. The scene appears to be a ceremonial darshan at a temple altar.

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