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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a carved, highly decorated backrest and a small framed medallion at its top. He wears a red silk robe and red trousers, a red bindi on his forehead, and a long dark hair. He has a green and white jasmine garland, a rudraksha-style gold bead necklace, gold armbands, and a large garland of pink lotus flowers draped over his lap and legs. A silver tray with fruit and small silver vessels sits in front of the throne, and a hand holds a silver oil lamp at the right edge. The backdrop is dark red with sparkling lights. a person is the seated man, identified by appearance cues: swept-back long hair, saffron-orange and red ceremonial clothing, rudraksha-style beads and a ceremonial gold necklace, seated on a throne during a pada puja.