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A seated man with eyes closed sits on a throne-like seat decorated with dense garlands of red roses, orange and yellow marigolds and white flowers. He wears a bare-chested orange-brown wrap, a gold-toned bordered waistband, ornate gold and beaded shoulder pieces with orange pompoms, and layered necklaces of red flower garlands and cream shell-like beads. A white vertical tilak and red bindi mark his forehead, and a beaded bracelet is on his wrist. Smoke or incense haze drifts across the lower frame, and a gilded decorative edge is visible at the bottom. The setting suggests a ceremonial homa or darshan. Visible cues: long swept-back hair is not shown, but the ornate gold shoulder pieces, garlands, and bare-chested orange-brown wrap are distinctive. a person seated on a decorated throne during a ritual.