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A photograph of an ornate gilded golden throne (peetha) in a temple setting, draped with marigold and multicolour garlands. Seated upright on the cushioned throne is a framed printed portrait of a young man in orange-saffron robes and a long pearl-like mala, seated in meditation with one hand raised in a blessing gesture before a banyan tree backdrop; this is a printed picture, not a physical person. Behind the throne a deity murti is dressed in a yellow-and-orange cloth with a golden crown-like headpiece and garlands, flanked by tall brass oil lamps (lamps) and gilded carved stone pillars with red curtains. Flower petals lie on the throne. No physical people are visible.