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A photograph of a ceremonial setup in a room with yellow walls and a black-and-white checkered floor. A large cardboard or printed cutout of a seated man in a rust-red turban and saffron robes, wearing rudraksha malas and a gold necklace, sits on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet seat and lion-head armrests. The cutout wears orange and white flower garlands. Before the throne are brass bowls of fruit, sweets, sugar, sugarcane pieces and flower petals, and a brass plate holds a black shivalinga with a garland and vibhuti. A brass oil lamp with a flame stands at right, and draped fabrics in red, blue and gold hang behind. A timestamp reads Jan 14, 2022 13:17:18 with a Varanasi address. No physical people are visible.