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Inside a colourful temple shrine with blue walls, orange-and-green pillars and a red carpet, a framed portrait on a gilded throne shows a smiling man in an orange turban and saffron robes, with a gold tiger-skin cushion below and oil lamps lit around it. Standing in the foreground with his back to the camera is a shaved-headed monk in saffron robes wearing a rudraksha mala. Four saffron-robed monks kneel before the throne, lifting lamps in devotion. Two tall golden deity statues with multiple arms flank the doorway. The portrait is a depiction, not a physical person.