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Close-up photograph of a bearded man with eyes closed and a broad smile, wearing a deep maroon turban decorated with jeweled ornaments and a white vertical tilak mark on his forehead. He wears layered rudraksha mala necklaces across bare shoulders and chest, plus a gold cobra-and-deity pendant. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti with a raised arm and a trident-like staff, set against ornate golden carvings. Swamiji (probable): the bearded figure's maroon turban, rudraksha malas and gold pendant fit the page's Swamiji description, though appearance alone is not conclusive.