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A seated man in orange-red robes and a matching red turban sits on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-skin cushion before dark red drapes. A garland of marigold-like flowers hangs around his neck. Several men in white dhotis and white shirts bend forward to touch his feet and hands, and a woman in orange-red sari with a rudraksha mala stands at right with hands folded in reverence. A brass lamp stands on the left, and a golden ornate chair is visible at right. The scene appears to be a devotional darshan or padapuja. a person: the seated figure wears a red turban, orange robes and a flower garland, with a devotee-like group paying obeisance, but the identity is uncertain from appearance alone.

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