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A photograph inside a pink canopy tent at an outdoor event. A figure seated on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion, a gold lion-form armrest, and a gold canopy trimmed with white jasmine garlands, wearing an orange robe and a gold crown, palms pressed together in greeting. Garlands of marigolds and white flowers adorn the throne and a floral backdrop of yellow, red and purple blooms. Seated on the red carpet in front are about six devotees in orange robes with a fruit offering spread before them on the left, one man in white dhoti and orange shawl standing a ceremonial staff near the throne on the right. A gold staff with a finial rests against the throne, and a trident stands in the background.

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