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A smiling bearded man sits before an ornate repoussé silver backdrop with scrolling floral and foliate patterns. He wears a white tilak marking on his forehead with a red dot at the centre, and his long dark hair is swept back. He is bare-chested beneath a rust-red cloth and a leopard-print shawl, with rudraksha beads and a gold chain at his neck. Two garlands of pink and white flowers hang across his shoulders. a person: the seated speaker is given as the presiding figure in this session, with his distinctive long hair, leopard shawl, rudraksha and garlands visible in the frame.