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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden throne at a stage-like setting. He wears saffron-orange robes, a thick gold chain with a pendant, layered beaded necklaces, gold bangles, and a sacred ash/kumkum mark on his forehead. He sits cross-legged on a tiger-skin cushion with his right hand raised in a blessing gesture and his left palm open, smiling. Behind him, two gilded deity figures are seated on a tall golden backrest decorated with jewelled, rounded panels, a trident leans against the left side, and brass oil lamps and golden lion-head armrests flank the throne. Several gilded lamps and decorative metalwork fill the frame.