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A man with a short dark beard and a red bindi sits smiling and raising his right hand in greeting on an ornate stage. He wears a rust-red robe over a gold-plated pendant and a heavy gold necklace of ceremonial beads, with rudraksha-style strands and a rust-red armband. He sits on a golden bull (Nandi) platform draped with a tiger-striped cloth. Behind him stands a golden deity murti with multiple arms holding weapons within a red-spoked wheel, flanked by bamboo, green potted plants, brass oil lamps and a trident at left. A purple orchid bouquet lies at right. Appearance-based identification of the seated man as a person is based on the saffron-red ornate attire, gold necklace and rudraksha-style strands seated on a throne-like dais with a ceremonial setting.