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A smiling bearded man seated in lotus-style posture on an ornate gold-covered throne, raising one hand in blessing while the other rests open on his knee. He wears a rust-orange turban with a jewelled ornament, an orange-red cloth draped over his body with gold borders, multiple strands of gold beads, a gold pendant with a deity face, and gold armlets and bangles. A tiger-skin rug covers the seat in front of him. Swamiji (probable): the figure matches the presentation cues of the page's Swamiji reference, including the saffron-orange clothing, ornate gold jewellery and ceremonial turban, though the face is not used for identification. Single person, photographed indoors against gilded panels.