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A photograph of a man in saffron-orange robes seated on an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork and red-and-black tiger-striped cushions, reading from a small printed sheet. Before him, a man in a black shirt and dark trousers bends forward to receive an orange fruit from his hands, while a second saffron-robed attendant stands at the left edge. Wooden side tables hold more oranges, a bottle and marigold-like garlands. Behind them a large painted backdrop shows a banyan tree with aerial roots. The throne-seated figure has long, swept-back hair and a rudraksha-style beaded cord at the waist, and matches the sponsor's a person cues. Only the page-flagged presentation supports a probable identity, and the throne-seated figure is physically present.
Photo 405 of 3809 from 1 January 2009