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A staged temple ritual on a stage before a red-and-star backdrop showing a gopuram tower. A seated man in an ornate silver throne covered with garlands of red, yellow and purple flowers receives attention, while a figure in white with long dreadlocks stands before him. A woman in orange kneels beside the throne holding a small object. To the right, a standing sannyasi with bare chest, orange cloth, white forehead markings and a tall topknot stands next to a man in white. Oil lamps and a decorated deity murti in a gold and pink palanquin appear at right. a person is the seated figure on the throne, identified by his ornate throne and central position.

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