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A seated man in a rust-red shawl wrapped over rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces smiles while holding a white thread strand that stretches toward two standing men in front of him. Behind him is an ornate silver-and-red throne with a yellow backdrop. In the foreground, a bare-shouldered man in saffron-orange cloth and a man in white dhoti with grey hair stand with white sacred ash markings on their bodies. A man in a leopard-print turban is partially visible at upper left. A seated figure with long swept-back hair, a crown or turban, saffron/orange and ornate clothing, and rudraksha malas matches the cues for Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne as a presiding figure receiving the thread.