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A seated man in a rust-red turban and red-orange robes sits on a red cushioned platform at night, draped in a thick pink-and-white flower garland and heavy gold necklaces, bracelets and a gold pendant. A silver staff rises at the right edge, held by a woman in red clothing behind him, and a second woman smiles beside him. Behind the seated figure are a gold and red decorated palanquin or ratha canopy with white and pink flower garlands, a golden ornamental finial and a sun-motif gold disc. The seated man has a red bindi and sandalwood-coloured forehead marks, and his posture suggests a procession or festival seat of honour. a person: long turban and saffron-red robes, heavy garlands and ceremonial gold necklaces, seated on a ceremonial throne-like platform.