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A photograph of a bare-chested man with long, swept-back dark hair seated on an ornate gold throne with a carved, rounded backrest. He wears a white dhoti-style cloth, a red bindi, and a heavy gold necklace of large beads, and holds a gold ceremonial implement in each hand. Behind him, a gold lion-head ornament and layered garlands of red, yellow, green and purple flowers decorate the throne area, with teal and maroon cloth draped behind. Two partially visible people in the left foreground face him. Swamiji (probable): the seated man shows long swept-back hair, gold beaded necklace and white garment, and is seated on a throne as the central figure.