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A man with long swept-back dark hair and a short beard sits on an ornate silver-framed red velvet throne at right, smiling. He wears a rust-red shawl over the shoulder and bare arms, with a heavy gold necklace, gold earrings, a red tilak on his forehead, and gold bangles with flower-shaped gold pendants on his chest. To his left stands an ornate silver ceremonial staff with a crystal finial. Behind him, a blurred crowd of seated people, many bare-chested or in light clothing, fills a bright hall with pale walls and framed pictures. The appearance matches the Swamiji cues (long hair, ornate gold jewellery, saffron-red shawl, throne) so this is a probable identification.