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A photograph of a smiling man seated on a low platform beside an ornate gold-leaf throne or canopy with intricate repoussé relief. He wears a tiger-striped yellow and black garment, long gold and gold-beaded garlands, and multiple rudraksha malas over the shoulders and chest, with a red kumkum mark on his forehead. His right hand is raised in a gesture while his left hand rests on a tray of red fruit or offerings in the foreground. Silver ceremonial rods stand behind him against a peach-coloured wall, and a small bird-shaped emblem appears in the upper left corner.