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A seated man in a rust-red ochre robe with a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulder and chest sits on an ornate gold throne with a sunburst backrest and red cushion. He has a white and red forehead mark, a long beard, long hair, and a gold chain-style necklace. A young girl in a white top with hair pinned up and a boy in white kurta bend forward, the boy offering a handful of golden grains or petals toward his outstretched hand. A bare-armed attendant in white and orange-bordered dhoti bends at the left edge beside a brass oil lamp. A silver bowl sits at the base of the throne and a microphone is clipped to his side. Gold ornate carvings fill the background. Ritual offering scene.

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