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A seated man in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions before a shrine decorated with gold lamp stands, brass plates and a deity murti behind him. He wears a rudraksha mala and a white and orange flower garland and holds his hands together in his lap. Around the throne, devotees in white and yellow clothing kneel and sit with folded hands, some holding orange-wrapped offerings. Fruit platters and brass plates sit on the gold side tables. This appears to be a pada puja, with the seated figure on the throne being honoured, and the appearance cues are consistent with a person given the saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial setting.

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