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Photograph of a coronation-style ceremony in a stone-walled hall. A young man seated on a gilded throne with carved lion-head arms wears an ornate golden crown, orange-saffron cloth draped over his shoulders, a white jasmine and red rose garland, and gold bangles, holding a silver staff with a bird-head finial. Beside him a older man in an elaborate gold crown, orange robe, long gold chain and white jasmine garland rests his hand on the seated man's crown. Behind them two priests in orange cloth with white tripundra marks on their foreheads stand in attendance, and a figure in white dhoti with gold border is at the right edge. The scene suggests an anointing or investiture ritual.

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