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Outdoor festival scene under a pink and white tent with blue-white draping. A long-haired figure in white and gold clothing sits on a red cushioned seat behind an ornate gold lion-headed throne base decorated with purple, yellow and red flower garlands, and hands a food offering on a plate to a woman in a white sari with orange border. Around them children in school uniforms and a man in white shirt with a rudraksha-style mala watch, while a crowd of devotees fills the background. A gold kalasha-style vessel sits at the bottom edge. Appearance-based candidate present: a person, seated on the throne receiving offerings with ceremonial gold and saffron-toned clothing and long swept hair.

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Photograph inside a large white tent at an outdoor event. A seated figure with long dark hair wears a cream and gold-bordered white garment and sits on an ornate throne with a gilded lion-head armrest draped in red, purple and yellow garlands. Beside the throne, a woman in an orange-and-cream sari with a rudraksha mala holds a small offering plate, while a man in a white shirt and white dhoti stands at left and a young girl in a blue uniform reaches toward the throne. Behind them a crowd of devotees fills the tent under white and blue draped fabric, and a tray of fruit sits near the throne.2009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01January 01 20092009-01-01Outdoor festival scene with a crowd of devotees gathered around a raised seat. A figure in white robes with long dark hair sits on a red-draped throne decorated with a gold makara-style carved head and garlands of purple, yellow and red flowers. 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