A man sits cross-legged on a red zebra-striped cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold-leaf throne backdrop featuring carved lion figures and a large arched frame. He wears a saffron-orange garment wrapped over his shoulders, a yellow waist cloth, gold armlets and a long rudraksha mala with brown beads reaching his chest. A red bindi marks his forehead and his hands are raised in mid-gesture as he speaks. Wrapped sweets lie on the red cushions at the edges of the frame, and a dark red curtain hangs behind the throne.