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A photograph of a ceremonial reception under a striped canopy. A seated man on an ornate silver throne wears a rust-red turban, a red-maroon robe, layered gold necklaces and a pink-white flower garland, and he smiles while his hands rest on the armrests. A throne-side figure is not confidently identifiable from appearance, so the candidate is uncertain. Around him, a line of people in saffron-orange robes raise their arms and hold up colourful sticks or fans, and one figure in white with a gold-bordered dhoti stands among them. Two decorated ornamental umbrellas with red, yellow and white panels frame the throne, and a silver lamp stand sits in front. The floor has striped woven mats and a colourful kolam design at the bottom edge. Several people in the group appear to be in the same row, numbering roughly six to twenty.

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