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A seated man in a deep red dhoti and bare-chested, wearing layered gold necklaces, long strands of rudraksha beads and gold armlets with rudraksha bands, holds a tall gold vel (spear) with a red stone in one hand. Behind him stands a large golden deity murti holding a vel, against a dark, fiery backdrop with a silver ornamented throne panel. A white and red tilak marks his forehead. The scene reads as a formal ceremonial portrait with ornate ritual adornment. Swamiji (probable): long hair, rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and a bare-chested ornate presentation with a vel, seated before a deity murti.