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A seated figure on an ornate gold throne under a gold canopy festooned with white jasmine garlands is being honoured with a ritual. Two young men in saffron-orange robes stand on either side, each holding a gold plate or tray aloft above the seated man's head, one with a gold plate and the other with flowers. The seated man wears a white turban, white kurta and dhoti, and multiple layered garlands of white flowers, orange and red blossoms, with rose petals scattered across the red carpet. Gold lion-shaped armrests and red cushions frame the throne against a decorated backdrop with gold-and-red panels and a silver tent ceiling.