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A photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, wearing a rust-orange robe and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a central gold pendant, a red bindi on his forehead and a red thread on his wrist. Behind him a golden deity murti in white and gold drapes sits within gilded pillars, with green cloth, potted plants and a red curtain in the setting. A tall gold staff stands at left. Swamiji (probable): a bearded figure with long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-orange robe, seated on a throne in an honoured position.