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A seated man in rust-red saffron-toned robes sits on an ornate gold throne draped with leopard-print and tiger-striped cloth, holding a sheet of paper and reading aloud. He wears a long white and pink flower garland, gold necklaces and white-and-orange tilak on his forehead. Two women in white-and-orange saris stand to the right with palms pressed together in namaste, one holding a small orange booklet. Hanging brass bells and a brass oil lamp hang above, with string lights and a golden lion-shaped armrest in front. a person is the seated speaker, shown in person, with no printed name visible in the scene.

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