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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an ornate golden throne with a large arched gilded backdrop. He wears a saffron-orange draped garment, a gold waist belt with a gold clasp, gold arm bands, a gold necklace and a long rudraksha-style mala, with a red tilak on his forehead. His hands rest in his lap in a meditation pose. Two bronze figures holding oil lamps flank the throne, and a small kalasha-like vessel sits near the base. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold ornaments on a throne, consistent with the page's identification of the speaker.