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A photograph of a smiling man standing on a stage beside a carved wooden chair with lion-leg supports. He wears an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl with gold borders, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, a gold necklace, and a red bindi. His long dark hair is swept up, and he holds a silver trident (trishul) on a white base. Behind him is a large golden carved relief of a dancing deity figure and ornate gold panels. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues of swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace are distinctive and consistent with the page, so the standing figure is the. One person is visible.