A photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard, seated on an ornate gold-carved throne with a red velvet seat. He wears white horizontal forehead markings with a dark bindi, rudraksha malas and a gold chain, a dark red-brown shawl draped over his bare shoulders, and a garland of white and pink flowers. He holds the garland with both hands. A gold staff stands at the left edge against a red and purple stage backdrop. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and a garland, with the page noting an initiation event. Not a confirmed identification.

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