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A ceremonial temple event under a pavilion with red carpet runners and gold-and-red decor. On a raised gold throne at the back, a seated figure in orange sits beneath an ornate canopy, with attendants in orange around him. A standing man in orange and red garments with long hair stands mid-aisle, facing the throne area. Along the carpet, several men in white dhotis and orange-gold shawls sit or kneel beside brass lamps and vessels, some seated on white cloth. Brass kalashas, lamps and a decorated elephant-motif pillar frame the scene. a person candidate appearance is uncertain.

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