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A staged theatrical performance on a red-carpeted stage. A seated central figure in a rust-brown robe, a brown-orange turban and a large beaded rudraksha-style necklace sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat and a tiger-striped throne cloth, beneath a gold canopy. Before him a kneeling man in white dhoti and a red-brown shawl with beaded necklaces lowers his hands. To the left a performer in orange and red costume with a feathered, bead-decorated headdress and garlands gestures with a staff, while a bare-chested attendant with beads stands nearby. On the right a dancer in a red skirt and an orange hooded headdress with pink pompoms turns away. Two young women in red and green sit at the throne base, and a small gold-and-red table stands in front. Costumed actors perform, not a ritual setting.

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