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Photo of a smiling man with a leopard-print cloth wrapped as a turban over long dark hair, with a red tilak on his forehead. He is bare-chested and wears a heavy gold ceremonial necklace with a deity pendant, layered garlands of yellow marigolds, pink roses and white jasmine, and gold armbands. Behind him is an ornate gold repoussé backdrop decorated with more yellow and pink flower garlands. The man is probable Swamiji by visible cues: long hair, distinctive turban, ornate gold necklace and garlands in a ceremonial setting.