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A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with red tiger-striped cushions and a golden lion-head armrest, backed by a large floral and silver-fringed arch. The seated person wears a white dhoti with gold border, a long garland of yellow and red flowers, gold chains, and a rudraksha-style beaded adornment, and holds a glass award plaque with a portrait. Physically in front of him a man in white kurta and dhoti bows prostrate, forehead to the throne platform, near silver vessels, brass bowls and marigold offerings. Appearance-based candidate: a person seated on the throne, in saffron-free white with gold and garland adornments.