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Close portrait of a smiling man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved gilded scrollwork. He wears a tall black turban-style headdress with a jewelled band, a gold crescent ornament and a central gold medallion, plus a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. His chest is covered by layered gold ornamental necklaces with white star-shaped motifs, round gold coins and red-tipped beads, and a small lapel microphone is clipped near his face. A gold drapery fills the background. a person is shown as a seated figure of ceremonial dignity, with the distinctive turban, gold regalia and jewelled adornments as visible cues. A