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A photograph of a ritual at an indoor stage set in front of a painted backdrop with a draped pale peak. A woman in a red-orange sleeveless dress sits on an ornate gold throne draped with red cloth and marigold-and-rose garlands, holding out an object to a small boy in a red-and-white striped shirt and white trousers. Beside her a man in orange robes sits on the floor with a bald, saffron-robed man seated in front, while a man in orange and a man in a red shirt sit nearby. On the right a woman in a white sari sits on the floor, and a woman in a yellow-green sari stands with hands joined. Brass vessels with flowers sit on a small white table near the throne. A small fan and a standing man in a white shirt with lanyard appear at the left edge.

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