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A smiling man with long dark hair and a full dark beard sits on an ornate gold throne with carved floral scrollwork. He wears a red-brown cloth draped over his shoulders, a green leaf garland around his neck, a gold pendant, and a dark red-brown tilak on his forehead. A crimson cushion rests behind him, with red and blue draped fabric in the background. A visible green-leaf garland and gilded throne suggest a seated honoured guest at an event. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, a bindi-style tilak, a rudraksha-style brown shawl and gold ornament match the presentation; the seated, honoured role fits a teacher on a throne.