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A photograph of a ceremonial stage set under a gold canopy with red and gold drapes and hanging gold fabric. In the centre, a seated man with a shaved head, a yellow floral crown and an orange-brown cloth, wearing gold bangles and a garland of white and pink flowers, sits on a red-patterned mat. Beside him, a standing man in a white dhoti with a gold border and bare chest bends forward toward a swing-like frame hung with red, white and green flower garlands and gold chains. Behind them stand two carved wooden attendant figures with gold ornaments, and a large wooden door with square panels is in the background. A golden cloth lies on a platform at right, and a standing attendant in orange robes is at the far right. The scene resembles a staged ritual or dramatic performance.

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