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Close-up photograph of a smiling man seated before an ornate gold throne with repoussé floral scrollwork. He wears a tall black turban with a silver crescent moon ornament, a white forehead mark, and a long beard. His bare chest is covered by layered gold-chain garments, with a heavy gold necklace of filigree pendants, pearls and a large round medallion, plus rudraksha malas with coral beads. He raises one hand in a blessing gesture. Pendant lockets hang on the gold chains. Appearance-based a person: the saffron-free but distinctive crescent-moon turban, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces qualify as several cues on a seated figure in a throne setting, though the image is a single close view.