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Photograph of a ceremony on a stage in front of a large screen showing an ornate temple gopuram. A seated man with long hair and a beard wears an orange-red shawl and sits on a leopard-print cushioned chair in front of a silver-framed throne back decorated with floral and angel motifs. A devotee in a white and pink garment bows forward, touching the foot of the seated figure. On the left, a man in white dhoti and shirt holds a white ceremonial cloth, beside a priest in white dhoti with rudraksha malas and a long plaited hairstyle. On the right, a woman in a white sari holds a white cloth. A ceremonial trident and a silver vessel stand nearby. Identity of the seated man is not established from appearance; he is described by role only.

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