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Photo of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with red velvet cushions and carved lion armrests. He wears a maroon-red robe draped over one shoulder, a gold chain necklace, and a white-and-red forehead marking. A long garland of pink lotus blossoms and green-tipped white flowers hangs from his shoulders, and his bare foot rests on a pink lotus on a tray of white flowers. Behind the throne is a photographed temple gopuram. A visible tikka-style forehead mark and seated pose suggest a pada puja. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, gold ornamental necklace and rudraksha-style neck adornments, and is receiving the pada puja at a throne; he is presented as the honoured figure.