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A smiling man with long dark hair swept back and a dark-brown tilak with white vertical lines on his forehead sits in a silver-backed chair with an ornate embossed design. He wears a maroon-brown shawl draped over bare shoulders, layered gold and beaded necklaces, a rudraksha-style bead mala, a gold ring, gold bangles and a jewelled armlet, and round gold earrings. His hand rests near his chin. The blurred background shows a gathering of people and colourful decorated pillars or hangings. . The page identifies him as Swamiji; visible cues include long swept-back hair, a shawl, ornate gold jewellery and malas, so he is a probable Swamiji, seated in a chair in a hall