A smiling man stands outdoors on a dirt-and-gravel path beside a red multi-storey building, with a grassy field and rubble piles behind him. He wears a deep red turban with gold embroidered edging, a red garment wrapped around his body with a gold border, and a rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial pendant at his chest. Long garlands of red and white flowers hang from his shoulders, and he wears a gold armlet and bangles. Long dark hair falls behind him and a red bindi marks his forehead. Swamiji (probable) is shown as a person in ornate saffron-red ceremonial dress with rudraksha, gold necklaces and a turban, standing in an outdoor setting.

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