Skip to content
A smiling man sits before an ornate silver-embossed throne back, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a maroon-red shawl, multi-strand gold and black beaded necklaces, a gold pendant, rudraksha-style bracelets on both upper arms, and gold earrings. A white vibhuti line and red kumkum mark mark his forehead, and his hair is swept back. Beside him at left stands a copper vessel, and at right a gold ornamental cow-and-stand piece. a person candidate is seated in person, identified by appearance cues of distinctive adornments, sacred marks and a shawl rather than by face.