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A photograph of a seated figure in a red-brown robe with a white and gold crown-like headdress, wearing a large garland of red and white flowers, being honoured by several devotees in a small room decorated with orange and red drapes, white floral garlands and a box of flower petals. A bare-chested priest in a white dhoti with a rudraksha mala stands behind, and a woman in a maroon sari stands at right. Devotees in white and pastel saris and a girl in a white dress with a flower corsage surround the seated figure, some offering flowers and fruit. The seated figure's appearance is uncertain and the page names a person, but the visible cues are not distinctive enough to confirm identity; the scene reads as a devotee reception or puja in a home-style room.

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