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A seated man in saffron-red ochre robes with a leopard-print waist sash, a gold chain and a dark headdress sits on a golden peacock-shaped throne on a stage. He holds a silver trident-like staff upright with one hand while his other hand is raised in a namaste-style gesture, with a small brass kalasha on a stand beside him and silver staffs flanking him. Behind him a large backdrop shows a painted red-toned portrait of a young deity-like figure with a red bindi, rudraksha mala and hoop earrings, hands pressed together. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears a crown-like dark headdress, a gold necklace and saffron-ochre clothing, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji.