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A bearded man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne with eyes closed and a smile, raising his right hand in abhaya hasta blessing gesture. He wears a maroon-red turban with a red stone brooch, a maroon-red robe, a gold necklace with a large gold pendant, and a garland of white flowers with green and pink ribbon. His left hand holds a tall gold-tipped staff. A brass oil lamp stands at right, and floral offerings sit at the lower edge. Probable Swamiji is identified by the distinctive presentation cues of the ornate turban, rudraksha-style wrist beads, ceremonial gold pendant necklace and ornate throne, seated giving blessings during Pratyaksha Pada Puja darshan at Thiruvannamalai.