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Photograph of a smiling person seated on an ornate gold throne with a leopard-print cushioned seat, palms pressed together in applause. The person wears a rust-orange turban with a red tilak on the forehead, an orange-red robe with gold border, layered rudraksha malas, and a white and orange marigold garland, with gold bangles and an armlet. A golden peacock-topped staff stands beside the throne, and red rose petals scatter the backdrop. a person: the presence of a throne, saffron robes, rudraksha malas, and a gold-embellished setting fits the page's account of a Varanasi session, though the face is not used for identification.