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A seated figure sits on an ornate golden throne (peetha) with a crown-like golden backrest, its base decorated with lion heads, draped with a zebra-striped cloth and a colourful garland of flowers in red, yellow, white and green. The seated person wears a saffron-orange shawl over a rudraksha mala, a gold necklace with pendant, a red bindi and a yellow-and-orange sari, and raises one hand in blessing. Below, a figure in a saffron-orange robe with shaved head and white arm markings leans forward to offer a flame from a lamp or fire to the throne. Hanging brass oil lamps (aarti lamps) line the top of the frame, and a painted temple-style backdrop of pink, green and blue columns frames the scene.