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A photograph of a decorated stage set against a red draped backdrop with garlands and a yellow canopy overhead. At centre, a seated figure in an orange-saffron robe with a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate gold throne with flower garlands, hands folded in his lap. On the left stands a large deity murti of a multi-armed goddess riding a lion, with a second figure beside her; on the right, a golden arched niche holds a deity murti draped in pink and gold with garlands. Brass oil lamps flank the stage, and white-and-yellow flower offerings sit on the front ledge. The figure on the throne is an appearance-based a person with saffron robe and rudraksha cues, but no name is visible on the throne itself. Only one physical person is visible.

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