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A smiling man seated on an ornate red throne with a gold-carved frame, bare-chested with a saffron-orange shawl and a gold-toned and red-white floral garland around his neck. He wears multiple gold beaded necklaces, gold bangles and a red bindi, and holds a small object at his chest. Behind him are draped fabrics in orange, blue and green, a brass oil lamp (vilakku) sits on a grey stone ledge at left, and brass pillars frame the scene. Appearance-based candidate: a person, with a long swept-back hairstyle, saffron-orange shawl, rudraksha-style beaded necklaces and ceremonial gold ornaments, seated in a throne-like chair during a ceremony.