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A man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne framed by a large arch of marigolds and flowers in yellow, orange, purple, white and red. He wears a white dhoti with a gold border, a bare upper body with a gold-bordered shawl, a red bindi, and a long gold necklace of ceremonial beads. He smiles and rests one hand on the golden armrest. The backdrop is covered in yellow flowers with a painted red, green and white decorative panel. Swamiji (probable), seated as the honoured figure on the throne, is identifiable by the long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklace and saffron-and-gold ceremonial dress.