A seated man on an ornate silver throne with lion-head armrests and leopard-print cushions. He wears a rust-red garment with a gold-bordered edge, a heavy gold bead necklace, and a red thread on his wrist, with a tilak mark on his forehead and a bare upper body. He smiles and rests his hands together on his knees, and a silver staff stands beside the throne. Swamiji (probable): a bearded man with long swept-back hair, gold ceremonial necklace and rust-red saffron-toned garments on a ceremonial throne. Scene is a stage-like setting with a dark backdrop and a copper vessel at the base of the throne.

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