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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate silver throne with a red cushion, smiling broadly with eyes closed and one hand raised in a gesture. He wears a rust-brown robe, a heavy gold necklace of beads with a large gold pendant, gold armbands and bangles, and has long dark hair, a beard and a white tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. He is probable Swamiji by appearance cues (long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and a distinctive pendant), seated in a position of honour. In the foreground a bare-chested man in an orange cloth with white body markings offers a tray of white and pink flowers. Behind them are gold-toned shrine elements, a red cloth, a microphone stand and a gold figure at the right edge.