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A small yellow-walled room with a black-and-white checkered floor holds a gilded throne with lion-armrests draped in red cloth. On the throne is a large printed photograph of a smiling man in an orange-red turban and saffron robe, wearing a rudraksha-style multi-strand mala with ornate gold necklaces and bangles; this is a printed portrait, not a physical person. Before it sit a brass vessel, a tray with flowers and offerings, and a small brass bowl. Four physical people sit on the floor and on chairs in front: one in a yellow top and blue face mask, one in a dark sweater and mask with hands folded, and two older men in coats, one wearing a maroon knit cap and glasses. A red-draped side table holds plastic-wrapped bags. Marigold garlands hang along the walls and a timestamp reads Jan 16, 2022 at a Varanasi address.