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A smiling man sits on an ornate gold throne with carved floral and scrollwork backrest against a dark blue backdrop. He wears a pale pink-white turban with a small red bindi on his forehead, a long multicoloured embroidered robe in blue, purple and pink with sequined detailing, and a thick garland of white flowers edged with red, purple and green. A heavy gold bead necklace with a pendant hangs on his chest and a light grey shawl drapes over one arm of the throne. Swamiji (probable): the turban, long hair, ornate robe and gold necklace match the appearance cues, so this is a seated figure in an honoured, throne-seated presentation.