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A decorated empty seat on a raised platform in a hall. The throne-like chair is draped in white cloth and encircled with cream and white flower garlands, with red and orange blossom accents and tassels hanging from the back. Its front is covered in a dense band of white flowers. Petals in red, pink, orange and yellow form borders on the white-covered platform in front. Behind it hangs a blue and white striped drape with pleated swags along the top, and a perforated wall with window grilles is visible above. No people are present.

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