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A photograph of a single seated man on an ornate golden throne with a plush red velvet cushion and carved gold filigree backrest. He wears a cream and gold-bordered dhoti-style cloth draped over one shoulder, multiple strands of rudraksha beads, a gold pendant necklace, a gold armlet and a small gold earring. He has white horizontal tilak with a red dot on his forehead and his hair is swept back. His eyes are lowered in a calm, meditative pose. On a gold tray beside him are red apples and purple-and-gold flower petals, and to the right is a vase of white and red flowers and a microphone. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with the distinctive rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold ornaments, throne and swept-back hair as cues.