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Close-up photograph of a seated man's bare upper arm and torso, cropped at the shoulder and chest. He wears a cream-white silk garment with a gold border, multiple strands of rudraksha beads with gold spacers across his chest, and a rudraksha armlet with small gold and coloured stone accents on the upper arm. Behind him is a red velvet cushion or seat, and in the lower left a silver tray holds purple flower petals or beads beside an ornate gold throne or peetha base with carved gold filigree. The face is not visible. Appearance cues of rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold ornaments are present, but the face is out of frame so identity cannot be confirmed.