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A photograph of a life-sized figure seated cross-legged on a gold-framed throne in a brick courtyard with carved wooden balconies and a shallow pool. The figure sits with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing saffron-orange dhoti-style cloth, a leopard-print shawl, gold armbands and layered ornate necklaces, with long dark hair and a red tilak. Flanking the throne are two large black stone lion guardian statues with red mouths. Pink and red flower offerings lie on the red carpet below. The figure is a statue, not a live person. The image is an appearance-based candidate depiction, and the statue's ornamentation is consistent with a depiction of a guru, though no name is printed on it. A small lamp-lit corner and a person in the distant background, partially visible, are also present.