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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned seat and carved gold backrest decorated with white jasmine garlands and red-yellow flower garlands at the top. He wears a red-maroon garment draped over one shoulder, a heavy gold necklace of large beads, a gold choker, gold bangles and armbands, and a white sash-style garland. He holds a silver staff or rod in his right hand, has a red bindi and white tripundra-style markings on his forehead, and has long dark hair falling to the shoulders, with eyes closed in a calm expression. Another person in orange-saffron robes is partly visible at the left edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a crown-like floral headpiece, ornate gold necklaces and saffron-red clothing, and is seated on a throne as a teacher.