A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with red tiger-striped cushions, smiling and gesturing with both open hands while speaking. He wears a rust-orange sannyasi cloth draped over one shoulder and a saffron-orange dhoti with a gold border, multiple strands of large gold-bead necklaces, beaded orange armlets and wrist bands, and gold earrings. A white vertical stripe and red bindi mark his forehead, and his hair is swept back. Beside him stands a wooden staff carved with a coiled cobra. Behind is a backdrop of blue and green draped fabric. Probable Swamiji seated for a discourse; the figure has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, gold ornaments and a throne, matching the appearance cues.

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