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A man seated on an ornate carved wooden couch with leopard-print cushions, holding a tall silver staff upright in his right hand. He wears a red-maroon turban with a crescent ornament, a red-maroon robe and draped garment, a heavy gold necklace and multi-strand gold garland, and red beaded bangles and armbands. A red tilak mark is on his forehead. Behind him hang deep red curtains and a painted backdrop. The scene appears to be a staged or ceremonial setting, with a patterned rug in the foreground. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the role of a sitting dignitary with a staff.