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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne with a deep red-orange cushioned seat and a gold-carved backrest. He wears a rust-brown turban with a white crescent-shaped ornament and a red-brown sheet draped over the shoulders, with a gold garland of beads and a large gold pendant around his neck, gold bangles on his upper arm and wrist, and a red bindi on his forehead. He sits cross-legged with bare feet, smiling, with a silver-patterned table in the foreground. The pattern and dark-blue backdrop suggest a stage setting. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues of a long swept-back hair knot, saffron-toned ornate clothing and ceremonial gold necklace are present, described here as the seated figure on the throne.