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A seated man in an orange-brown turban, brown silk garment, gold ornaments and a red-and-white flower garland sits on a gold throne decorated with floral garlands and a tiger-skin cloth, smiling and raising a hand in blessing. Around him, devotees in white traditional clothes hold silver trays of offerings, oil lamps and flowers, and a woman in a white saree with blue border stands at left holding a lit lamp. A girl in orange stands near the offerings, and a man in purple shirt and white dhoti stands behind. Brass lamps and bells hang among red and yellow flower garlands. a person seated on the throne receiving puja and bhiksha-style offerings in a temple setting.

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