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A large crowd of devotees, many with their backs to the camera, faces a stage hung with deep red drapes. On a golden throne with an arched gilt frame sits a golden deity murti of a seated goddess holding a child, with a gilt bull figure in front. A bearded man in an orange-brown wrap with a gold necklace sits on a red-cloth-covered seat, a visible ceremonial figure, with a red-and-gold trident leaning at the left. Brass oil lamps stand on tall wooden pillars, potted plants flank the stage, and a videographer raises a camera at right. Several devotees wear white dhotis and saffron-bordered shawls with hands raised in greeting.