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A seated man on an ornate silver throne with red upholstery, wearing a rust-brown dhoti-style wrap, a leopard-print headband with a crescent ornament above it, a vertical red mark on the forehead and white markings on the brow. He wears layered rudraksha-style beaded malas and a gold necklace, holds a thin ritual stick near his chin, and has a red thread on his wrist. Behind him are large framed paintings in orange and red tones; a few seated devotees with white-painted foreheads are at the lower left. The setting resembles a formal hall for initiation or ritual sessions. a person, seated in a presiding role.