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A stage ceremony before a large red backdrop. A seated man with long dark hair and a full beard sits on a throne-like seat banked with garlands of yellow, green, red and purple flowers, wearing a gold ornate necklace and a red cloth. Behind him stands a large dark deity murti with a golden kalasha-like vessel and flower garlands. Rows of devotees sit in front on striped cloths: women in orange and blue saris, men in white dhotis, some bare-backed, several with long braids. Lit oil lamps stand on the stage in the foreground, and a figure seated in the bottom corner holds a lamp. The scene resembles a puja or darshan.

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