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A smiling bearded man seated on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions, palms pressed together in a greeting gesture. He wears a tall golden crown, a saffron-orange draped garment, multiple beaded gold and red-bead necklaces, a large gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and a red-brown kumkum mark on his forehead. A silver staff stands at his left, and a small framed photograph sits on a side table. The silver backdrop has elaborate repoussé carvings with lion-like figures, and a green backdrop screen is visible at right. Swamiji (probable): the bearded figure in saffron-orange robes and golden crown on the throne fits the presentation cues, seated as the central honoured figure.