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Close-up photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair and a small red tilak mark on his forehead, wearing a draped orange saffron garment with a gold border and a heavy ceremonial necklace of large gold-toned beads separated by dark cords. He sits in front of an ornate gold-embossed throne or backrest with floral and scrollwork detailing, looking to the side with a calm expression. Swamiji (probable), seated as a teacher, appears in this photograph; the visible cues are the long hair, saffron clothing and ceremonial gold necklace.