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A smiling man with long, loose dark hair sits on a dark wooden bench outdoors, wearing an orange-saffron robe and a long orange top with draped shawl. He raises his right hand in a greeting or blessing gesture and holds a thin metal staff or rod in his left hand. A small red bindi or tilak marks his forehead. Behind him are a dark stone pillar, a railing and a light-coloured temple spire against a bright sky, with a bird flying overhead. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in orange robes with long hair and a staff, in an outdoor setting at a sacred site.