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A smiling man with long dark hair sits against an ornate gold-and-red throne, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture while holding a gold ceremonial staff in his left hand. He wears an orange saffron cloth draped over his bare shoulder and a long necklace of dark rudraksha beads, with a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. Behind him, gilded carved throne details are visible, and a sheer white curtain hangs at left. The probable Swamiji is shown in this photograph with his distinctive long hair, saffron clothing and rudraksha mala.