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A smiling man sits against an ornate gold repoussé backdrop decorated with yellow marigold and pink flower garlands. He wears a leopard-print turban, a small red tilak on his forehead, large gold earrings, and a thick multi-strand garland of white, pink, yellow and green blossoms. Heavy gold beads and a gold pendant with a deity relief hang on his chest over a rust-red cloth, and rudraksha-style bracelets and gold armlets adorn his bare arms. The mood is festive and ceremonial, consistent with a satsang or ritual seat. a person: the seated figure wears a leopard-print turban, a tilak, heavy gold beads and a deity pendant over a rust-red cloth, with bare-arm adornments and a flower garland.