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A seated figure in a maroon dhoti-style garment with a gold-and-white trim sits on an ornate gilded throne draped with a tiger-striped cloth and a leopard-patterned cushion. The seated figure wears a maroon and orange head wrap, a long layered garland of red, white and yellow flowers, gold armbands and a gold necklace. Below, a man in white with a red shawl and rudraksha mala kneels beside a woman in red and white, while another woman in white with a red shawl and sandalwood markings on her forehead tends to brass plates of flowers, fruit and offerings arranged on the floor. A man in white shirt sits at the left edge. Hanging brass bells and oil lamps and a gold-framed deity relief decorate the black-walled room. This appears to be a pada puja, or foot-worship ritual, with offering plates in front of the throne.

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