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A photograph of a smiling bearded man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a large lotus-petal backrest and red cushions, under a decorated canopy with red tassels. He wears a rust-red turban with a jewelled ornament, rust-red robes, multiple gold chains, a gold pendant, rudraksha-style beads on his wrist, and two thick garlands of yellow beads and white-pink flowers. His right hand is raised in blessing and his left arm rests open on the throne. In the lower left, a white-clad priest with shaved white hair kneels with his back to the camera, wearing an orange-red shawl, presenting an offering. Gold and red draped fabric fills the background. The seated man is a probable Swamiji by appearance cues: a turban, saffron-red ornate clothing, multiple gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style mala on the wrist, seated in a throne-like setting.