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A photograph of a smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi, seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head arms. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style drape with a gold-bordered hem, a leopard-print sleeveless garment, multiple strands of rudraksha-style beaded malas and a gold chain, and a gold belt-like sash. Both hands are raised in animated gesture while he speaks, one foot crossed over the other. In the foreground on the left is a black carved stone lion or guardian figure with red mouth and gold trim, and small flowers rest on white pebbles below. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the speaking role on the throne.