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A bare-chested bearded man sits cross-legged on an ornate gilded throne carved with lions and floral motifs, with lion heads at the base and winged finials at the top corners. He wears a black turban with a jewelled gold crown, white and ochre forehead markings, a large layered gold necklace, a long rudraksha mala, and a tiger-striped waist cloth with a gold belt, his arms spread outward on the armrests. a person (appearance-based label): the candidate shows a black turban with jewelled crown, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces. A photographic backdrop shows a dark teal gradient, and a copyright line in the lower right corner is overlaid on the image.