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A smiling man with long dark hair, a red-brown bindi and a white tilak stands before a dark, ornate silver-trimmed throne. He wears a red-brown silk garment, a dark rudraksha mala across his chest, a leopard-print cloth at the waist and a wide rudraksha-bead belt. Garlands of yellow and red flowers with green-and-yellow beads hang around his shoulders. He holds a silver trident in his right hand and gestures with his left arm, with a silver bangle on his wrist and gold hoop earrings. The setting is a night outdoor event with warm lamplight. Swamiji (probable) is shown in person, with his distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and ornate clothing, and is the central figure of the scene.

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