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A seated figure in a yellow-gold robe and matching yellow turban sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with white flower garlands and a canopy of white jasmine strands. Before him stands a large dark chocolate cake with red and green decorations on a green-edged board. Around the table, several men in white shirts and white clothing lean in, some reaching toward the cake. A large red-toned portrait of a smiling face fills the backdrop, framed by yellow marigold garlands. A seated figure in a yellow-gold robe and matching yellow turban sits on a red-cushioned throne decorated with white flower garlands and a canopy of white jasmine strands. Before him stands a large dark chocolate cake with red and green decorations on a green-edged board. Around the table, several men in white shirts and white clothing lean in, some reaching toward the cake. A large red-toned portrait of a smiling face fills the backdrop, framed by yellow marigold garlands.

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