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Night photograph of a figure seated on an ornate silver palanquin or throne covered in repoussé relief work, holding a tall silver trident-topped staff upright in the right hand. The seated person wears a maroon-brown turban, a brown-red robe, a white and blue flower garland, long strands of gold beaded necklaces and a rudraksha mala, and smiles broadly. Bare-headed attendants in saffron-orange and brown robes sit below, one in the foreground with a shaved head, and a blue light flares at the left edge. Swamiji (probable) appearance cues: turban, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces on the seated figure.