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A man stands centred before an ornately decorated throne framed by thick garlands of yellow marigolds, red roses and white jasmine strands, with green leaves woven in. He wears a rust-orange dhoti with gold borders and a matching orange shawl draped over his shoulder, a gold coin-style necklace, gold earrings, a white vertical tilak with a red dot on his forehead, and a long garland of white and red flowers hanging to his knees. Both palms are raised at chest height in a greeting gesture. Golden lion-shaped armrests and red zebra-striped cushions flank the throne, and a golden gilded base stands below. Behind him is a wooden panelled door with lotus-shaped ornaments above. a person: saffron-orange clothing, a gold necklace and a bare forehead tilak with a long swept-back hairstyle are visible on the standing man, who is presented as the honoured figure on the decorated throne.