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Photograph of a temple-style ritual on a stage decorated with a large silver throne (peetha) wrapped in red, yellow, purple and white flower garlands, with a leopard-print seat cushion and a silver canopy overhead. A man with long dark hair and a bare chest, wearing a red-maroon dhoti and gold armband, stands beside the throne with one arm extended toward it. To the left, two attendants in saffron-orange robes stand; one has a long black braid-like hairstyle and a rudraksha-style necklace, the other holds a silver vessel. A gold-coloured female statue stands on the right, beside silver lamps and a small fan. The backdrop shows an illuminated red and green gopuram temple tower at night.

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