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Close photo of a bearded man seated before an ornate silver-embossed backdrop, wearing a large gold-and-silver crown with a radiating halo-like fan, a red-brown tilak-like mark on his forehead, long dark hair falling behind his shoulders, layered gold bead necklaces and a rudraksha-style bead, and a saffron-orange garment draped over his bare shoulders. A tall silver staff with a finial stands at the left edge. Probable Swamiji by visible cues: the crown and ceremonial gold necklaces, long hair and saffron garment, shown in person seated at a dais.