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A photograph of a long-haired man seated on an ornate silver throne with lion-head armrests and carved floral backrest, wearing a crown with red and green beaded adornments, a red forehead mark, a pink and white flower garland, a gold beaded necklace and a leopard-print shawl over bare shoulders. In front of him, with his back to the camera, a grey-haired man in a white shirt places both hands on the throne's armrest in a gesture of reverence. Behind them a colourful patterned backdrop and a brass object on the right edge. Consistent with a Mahasadashivoham initiation scene; the seated figure matches the page's Swamiji description by visible cues including crown, shawl, garlands and throne.