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A seated man in saffron-orange robes with a leopard-print cloth at his waist sits on a red throne cushion, wearing a pink and green flower garland, rudraksha beads and a vertical tilak on his forehead. He extends his right hand toward an older man in white kurta with an orange shawl, who kneels with his palms raised toward him and holds a folded white paper. A tall silver trident stands beside the throne, a gold ornament is visible behind them, and a red and yellow poster with a temple tower and figures hangs on the left. Another person in saffron clothing stands at the right edge.

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