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Indoor scene in an ornate hall with cream pillars, gold-trimmed arches and a tan curtain. Two seated religious figures in saffron-orange robes sit on gilded thrones with red cushions; the figure on the right has a shaved head and orange garment, and the seated figure in the centre wears an orange robe, rudraksha beads and a gold necklace while holding a white cloth. Several boys are bare-chested or in shorts; one standing on the left presses palms together in anjali, and one kneels or prostrates on a striped rug before the thrones. Behind them, men in white shirts and white dhotis, some wearing rudraksha malas, sit or stand, and a white cooler fan stands between the thrones and the crowd. The appearance-based identity of the central robed figure is uncertain, so no personal identification is made.

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