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A smiling man with a short beard and a red tilak mark on his forehead sits before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop. He wears a leopard-print turban, a wide garland of white jasmine, red roses and yellow marigolds, heavy gold necklaces including a large temple-style pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a dark red-brown shawl. He holds a tall silver staff with his right hand. Yellow and purple flowers decorate the golden backdrop behind him. Visible clothing and adornments are distinctive, so this appearance-based label is probable: a person, seated in person and smiling at the camera.