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A man with a shaved-looking dark hairstyle and a red bindi sits cross-legged on an ornate gilded throne with red velvet cushions and a leopard-print cloth beneath him. He wears a reddish-orange saffron-toned robe with a gold-bordered dhoti and a heavy gold necklace of beads and a gold-coloured mala. He has his eyes closed and his palms pressed together in namaste, with a small incense stick or taper held between his hands. To his left stands a peacock-feather fan, and to his right a silver trident rests against the throne. Behind him is a carved cream lattice wall with a gilded arch. Tones are warm red, gold and cream.

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