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Night photograph under a draped canopy of red, white and green cloth, decorated with garlands of white, yellow, pink and purple flowers. A seated man in an ornate gold crown and orange-brown robe, with flower garlands around his neck, sits on a gold throne. A young bearded priest in a white dhoti with gold border and rudraksha mala, with a gold armlet, leans forward to pour or offer from a gold vessel toward him. A third man in glasses and a white shawl with gold border stands at right. Gold-carved throne edges and purple flower buds in the foreground. Appears to be a ceremonial abhishekam-style offering.

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