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Outdoor scene beside a palm grove. On the left, a tall golden ceremonial pillar wrapped in white cloth with green and gold borders and red and yellow flowers at its base stands before a bamboo pole. On the right, a smiling man wears an ornate gold crown, a dense rudraksha mala and layered gold necklaces, with garlands of red, pink and yellow flowers draped over his shoulders and body. Behind him, a woman in an orange sari and several people in white clothes stand near a red wall, and a crowd of onlookers watches from the background. The setting suggests a ritual procession or offering in a temple-like outdoor courtyard.

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