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A close portrait photograph of a man with swept-back dark hair, white vertical tilak marks and a red bindi on his forehead, hands pressed together in anjali mudra. He is bare-chested, wearing layered gold necklaces, ornate gold armlets and multiple strands of rudraksha malas on his arms and chest, with white ash stripes on his shoulders and upper arms. Behind him is a repoussé silver backdrop with floral and scrollwork patterns. Given the page's reference to Swamiji, the appearance cues of swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold jewelry are consistent with a probable Swamiji.