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A seated man in a white turban and white garment with a gold-bordered yellow shawl sits on an orange upholstered throne-like chair, a long gold-beaded mala around his neck, while a visitor in a light checked shirt leans forward and receives a touch on the forehead from his raised right hand. A garland of white flowers with red, green and orange-striped blooms lies across the armrest. Behind them a blue draped backdrop is hung with white and red flower strands, a white banner bears a circular green-and-purple emblem, and a large portrait of a smiling man in white with a turban and beads is labelled with the Tamil word ஆனந்த. Other men in white and green-striped shawls stand in the background, and a water bottle and steel cup sit on a side table. Probable Swamiji: the seated figure wears a turban, flowing hair, a gold-beaded mala and a yellow-bordered shawl.