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A man sits cross-legged outdoors on an orange cushion placed on a low wooden platform, atop a woven straw mat. He wears a flowing orange-saffron shawl draped over his shoulders and an orange-saffron cloth wrapped around his body, with a small red bindi on his forehead and long, swept-back dark hair. His hands rest folded in his lap. A brass vessel with a spout stands at the lower left of the frame. Behind him are stone or granite figures and a paved courtyard with green foliage. Swamiji (probable): the seated man has long swept-back hair, saffron ochre clothing and a shawl, which are distinctive presentation cues, so he is labelled as a probable candidate for the Swamiji.