Skip to content
Close-up portrait photograph of a smiling man with a large black turban wrapped high on his head, adorned with a silver crescent moon ornament and a rudraksha bead at the side. He has white horizontal tilak lines and a central dark bindi-style mark on his forehead, kohl-lined eyes, a full beard and moustache, and a hoop earring. Behind him is a gold ornate throne or backdrop with floral and scroll carvings. Rudraksha and bead malas and a gold necklace are visible at the bottom of the frame. Appearance cues (black turban with crescent, white tilak, rudraksha, gold throne) match a probable Swamiji portrait; the figure is shown in close-up.