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A photograph of a ceremonial stage honouring a seated figure on an ornate throne decorated with a silver-toned lion-headed backrest and tiger-striped cushions. The seated man wears a saffron-red dhoti, an orange-red turban, and a white-and-pink garland, with a rudraksha-style bead necklace visible, and raises one hand in blessing. The throne sits within a large arch of concentric stripes in red, white, purple, green and yellow, framed by yellow and purple flower garlands and peacock-feather fans. Four people stand to the left: an older woman in a white sari, a woman in a blue-and-gold sari, an older man in white, and a man in white holding a tall garland of pink, white and red flowers; another man in white holds a tray. Peacock fans and a copper kalasha-style vessel stand near the base, with a stage backdrop of carved temple-like panels.