A seated man in an ornate golden throne with lion-headed armrests and leopard-print cushions, palms pressed together in greeting, wears a saffron-brown robe, a long white-and-pink flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and a tilak on his forehead. A devotee in a bare-chested white dhoti kneels at the foot of the throne, and several other people in the lower foreground are partly visible. Flanking the throne are large painted dvarapala-style guardian statues with raised arms and jewelry. Hanging bells and garlands frame the scene. a person: the seated man has a shaved head partly visible under the tilak and wears saffron-brown robes with a garland and gold ornaments, consistent with the page's reference to a person at this event.

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