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A photograph of a large printed portrait of a smiling man in a red-and-orange turban, wearing layered silver and gold necklaces and rudraksha malas, holding a trident-topped staff and a sacred object, seated on a striped cushioned throne against a wall of decorative items. In front stands a book on a wooden stand. Below, on a silver tray, a pair of silver paduka sandals decorated with red roses and yellow flowers, with a small offering of kumkum and a lamp, forms a padapuja display. A wooden lion figure sits at the left edge. Because the image shows a depiction on a screen or print rather than a physical person, the portrait is treated as a depiction; the sandals and tray are the physical objects in the scene.