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A photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a large arched backrest carved with floral and scrollwork motifs. Two golden lion figures flank the throne, and the red velvet cushions are patterned with tiger stripes. Behind the throne hang tassels in pink, green, orange and yellow. The seated man wears a rust-brown and gold-bordered dhoti and a bare-chested drape, with a long ceremonial gold bead necklace and a rudraksha-style beaded mala, a red bindi and a sacred ash marking on his forehead. A leopard-print cloth lies across his lap. a person is present in this description, based on the throne, gold and rudraksha cues and the page's attribution.