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A bare-chested man with a long dark beard sits on an ornate golden throne with gilded lion heads on either side and golden carved figures of deities behind him. He wears a maroon turban with a gold crown and crescent ornament, blue forehead paint, gold earrings, a gold necklace, and multiple rudraksha malas across his chest. He raises one hand in a blessing gesture and holds a gold-tipped staff with a snake wrapped around it. Swamiji (probable): long hair, ceremonial gold ornaments and rudraksha malas indicate the figure seated on the throne, shown in a studio-style portrait, a person on a peetha in a royal ceremonial pose.