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A photograph from a large hall seen from behind a figure seated on a red-cushioned chair on a raised stage, with long dark hair hanging down the back, a reddish-orange shawl over the shoulders, and one arm raised high holding a small golden implement. Beside him a gold bull statue (nandi) with raised horns stands in front of a woman in a red sari with a dark bindi who stands near the stage. In the background a large glowing red and gold screen and an ornate gold throne-like structure with a dark sculpted top sit on the platform, flanked by golden trident (trishul) standards. A tall silver-tipped staff stands at left. Rows of seated audience members in white, pale and yellow clothing fill the foreground, with a camera on a tripod at right.