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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden throne with a golden lion-head armrest and a tiger-skin cloth draped over the seat. He wears a rust-orange dhoti and matching shawl, a white flower garland, bangles and a tilak, and smiles while looking to his left. Near his feet, a woman in a blue sari leans forward to touch offerings on a tray of silver bowls with red and white flowers, and another woman in a white sari with a rudraksha mala holds her forehead. A man in a white shirt with a rudraksha mala sits nearby with his eyes closed. Brass oil lamps and hanging bells decorate the dark slate wall. This appears to be a padha puja, with devotees offering flowers and bowls at the throne of the seated figure, who matches the a person cues of a rudraksha-adorned, orange-robed, flower-garlanded presence on a throne.