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A photograph of a ceremonial stage scene. A man seated on an ornate gold throne with leopard-print cushions wears a dark maroon-brown robe, a long white and pink flower garland, layered gold necklaces and a gold pendant, with a full beard and long dark hair. Four younger attendants in saffron-orange robes stand around him: a woman on the left holds a microphone and wears beaded necklaces, a man at the right in an orange headwrap and long braid holds a flower garland, and two more attendants hold trays with offerings and oil lamps. A kneeling priest in white dhoti with a bare upper body and a long braid tends a small brass vessel near a red cushioned stool. A gold gong, a trident-topped staff, a gilded backdrop and a garlanded deity figure complete the scene. Shown on a stage with a red curtain and a patterned rug.

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