A smiling man stands before an ornate gold-toned backdrop with a large embossed golden halo-like panel. He wears a rust-brown turban with a gold band and a jeweled brooch, a red bindi, and a rust-brown garment with a gold border draped over one shoulder, paired with a leopard-print wrap. A long necklace of white skull beads and dark rudraksha-style beads hangs on his chest. Behind him, a painted deity murti with raised arms holds a staff, and a silver staff stands at the right edge. Probable Swamiji is identifiable from the saffron-brown ornate clothing, rudraksha mala and ornamented turban; he is shown smiling in front of the golden panels.

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