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A stage event with balloons in many colours covering the backdrop. A seated figure with long dark hair wears a pale beige-gold wrap and sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, decorated with garlands and flowers. To the left, a child dressed as a deity figure with an elephant-headed form sits on the stage edge. A standing man in white dhoti and shawl stands with hands folded in namaste near the throne. Brass oil lamps sit before the throne, and scattered petals cover the floor. A dark red curtain hangs at the left side of the stage.

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