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A smiling man in saffron-orange robes with a gold bead necklace and a tilak on his forehead kneels on a striped rug, carefully painting a carved golden figure with a flat brush. A small tin of gold paint sits beside him, and a maroon velvet drape hangs behind. The gold-leaf statue has a lion-like face with an ornate headdress and mane. The man wears clear-framed glasses and a red bindi.