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A bearded man with a warm smile sits on an ornate gilded throne with a tall carved back and a jeweled golden crown, dressed in layered gold chest ornaments, multiple rudraksha malas and beaded bracelets, with a maroon-red lower garment and a leopard-print cloth at the waist. He holds a rudraksha mala in one hand and white tripundra-style marks are visible on his forehead. Behind him, a blurred painted or framed deity image shows a female figure with a red-orange headdress and red bindi. The setting is a ceremonial stage with a green background at left. Swamiji (probable), seated on a throne, wearing a jeweled crown, multiple rudraksha malas and gold ceremonial necklaces.