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Close-up photograph of a man in an orange saffron garment with a gold-bordered wrap draped over his shoulder, wearing a long ornate gold bead necklace of large gold beads and a black thread at the neck, with a red dot on his forehead and dark swept-back hair. He sits before an elaborate gold repoussé throne. In the lower right, a hand rests on the crown of another person's dark-haired head, indicating a blessing or initiation. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, seated on a golden throne.