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A photograph of an empty gold-carved throne with a red velvet seat set against a curtain, flanked by marigold and rose garlands on the yellow wall. Propped on the chair is a large printed cutout of a smiling bearded man in a red-orange turban and saffron-red robes, wearing layered gold necklaces, a rudraksha mala and a floral garland, with one hand raised in blessing. Not clearly a candidate in person; the figure is a printed depiction. On the checkered floor sit a brass bell, a brass plate of rose petals and a brass tray of marigolds, coins, a lotus and a kumkum-marked offering. A timestamp overlay reads May 6, 2022 11:24:12 AM, Tripura Bhairwi Road, Bangali Tola, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.