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A smiling man with long dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate silver throne upholstered with a leopard-print cushion, with a silver lion-head armrest in front. He wears a rust-orange robe with a gold-bordered hem, a dense gold and bead ceremonial necklace, a red wrist thread, and a small tilak on his forehead; his bare upper arm is visible. He rests his hands together on his lap, and a metal staff stands beside the throne. Swamiji (probable): a long-haired figure in saffron/orange robes with ornate gold necklaces, seated on a silver throne as the event's central figure. A copper vessel sits at the base of the throne, and a dark backdrop frames the stage.