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A man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a carved golden arched backrest and a golden lion sculpture at his right side, smiling. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered edge, a saffron shawl over the shoulder, a rudraksha mala draped across the chest and a gold pendant necklace, plus red-beaded bracelets on the upper arms and wrists. A vertical white and red sectarian mark is on his forehead with a red bindi. Beside the throne sits a young boy in a maroon kurta with gold trim, hands clasped in his lap and smiling. Deep burgundy velvet drapes form the backdrop. The person on the throne has distinctive saffron and rudraksha cues, so the appearance-based candidate is a person, seated in the place of honour.