A man seated on a red velvet throne with an ornate gold backrest, wearing a rust-red shawl over a bare upper body, a dark rudraksha mala draped across his chest, and a garland of pink and white flowers around his neck. He has white sacred ash on his forehead with a red tilak mark, short dark hair tied back, and a trimmed beard, and he is smiling toward the camera. A brass kalasha stands at the left edge of the throne, and a silver pillar and brass bells appear in the background, with a red-and-gold decorated wall behind. Blurred figures in the lower right foreground suggest an assembly. a person is seated centrally, a sannyasi in saffron-red robes receiving honour on a peetha.

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