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A smiling man with long dark hair, a red bindi and a long-stemmed garland of red rose petals and white flowers sits on an ornate throne-like chair in front of a red-and-orange lit backdrop with a silhouetted standing figure. He wears a white sleeveless kurta with a gold embroidered sash and a gold pendant necklace, and extends a silver-wrapped packet toward a young boy with short hair in the foreground, who wears an orange garment. A silver staff rests beside the chair. The scene appears to be a ceremonial gifting or blessing. Swamiji (probable): the man wears long hair, a garland, a gold pendant and a golden sash on a throne, consistent with the page's identification.