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Photograph of a dimly lit hall with blue and violet stage lighting. In the foreground, a white draped cloth and mist frame a raised seat on the left where a figure sits in a saffron-orange turban and a red-and-white beaded garland, with a crown of flowers and ornaments behind. In front of the seat stands a low dais with a tray of fruit and offerings, a lit lamp and small items. Devotees in white and orange clothes stand in a line behind the dais, and a man in white robes with a shawl stands at right beside tall dark pillars with lit tops. The figure's identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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