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A smiling man with long, dark, swept-back hair sits on an ornate gilded throne with a red velvet backrest. He wears an orange silk garment with red and gold border, a red-maroon shawl over one shoulder, layered gold and silver beaded necklaces with a large gold pendant, and matching beaded bracelets on both arms. A red kumkum mark is on his forehead and a small wireless microphone is clipped near his face. He rests one hand on a dark armrest or cushion while the other hand lies folded in his lap. Cues including the long hair, ceremonial garb, malas and throne suggest a person, seated in a discourse setting.