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A photograph of a ceremonial stage event. A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a silver canopy, wearing a red robe, a long garland of multicoloured flowers, a gold necklace and a tilak on his forehead, raises his hands in a blessing gesture. Two attendants in orange and saffron robes stand at left, one holding a silver bowl and wearing beaded necklaces. At right a gold statue of a female deity stands beside a brass oil lamp, and a large backdrop shows a red illuminated temple gopuram against a starry sky. a person seated on the peetha, with long swept-back hair, a multicoloured flower garland and gold ornaments, presiding over the puja.