A smiling man sits on a red velvet throne with gold lion-shaped armrests in front of a gold-carved backrest and bamboo screen. He wears a red-orange turban with gold ornament, saffron-orange robes with a yellow border, a long gold bead necklace and gold earrings. A small wired microphone is at his mouth, and he holds a dark wooden staff carved with a cobra. A bell hangs from the bamboo behind him. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure is wearing a turban, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron robes, matching cues for the page subject.

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