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A photograph of a single man seated in profile on a ceremonial stage, smiling, wearing a rust-orange turban decorated with a gold and jewelled crest, a red tilak on his forehead, a gold earring, and a rudraksha mala with gold beads. He wears a saffron-orange shawl and a garland of pink lotus flowers and white beads over his shoulders. Beside him a tall silver spear or vel rests upright. Behind him is an ornate gold-carved throne or shrine with red velvet drapes and carved stone pillars. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornaments match the page's attribution, though the face is not used for identification.