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A seated man in a tiger-striped saffron shawl and rust-red dhoti sits before an ornate gold-leaf arched throne. He wears a white vertical tilak with a red bindi, a beaded rudraksha-style waist belt, and a thin gold chain. He smiles broadly with both palms raised and fingers open in a gesture of blessing or discourse. The throne's repousse gold carvings fill the background, with a patterned carpet at the bottom edge. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, saffron-and-tiger shawl, rudraksha belt and ceremonial gold chain, seated on a throne as the speaker.