A seated figure in an orange saffron turban and orange robes sits on a red velvet throne before an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with scrollwork. He has his eyes closed and palms pressed together in anjali mudra. He wears a long red and white flower garland, a brown rudraksha mala, a gold pendant of a temple-tower design, gold necklaces, gold armlets and bangles, and a dot of tilak on the forehead. A small grey bird perches on a silver stand at left, and greenery shows at the edges. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne with his hands in namaste, wearing a saffron turban, orange robes, a rudraksha mala and gold ceremonial jewellery.

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