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A smiling man in orange-red sannyasi attire stands in a grassy valley with a snow-capped peak and rugged rock cliffs behind him. He wears an orange-red turban with a large gold-toned brooch, an orange-red shawl draped over his shoulders, and a dark beaded rudraksha-style mala. He raises one hand in a blessing-like gesture and holds a golden trident in the other. Dense strings of colourful Tibetan prayer flags and cloth banners fill the background and ground around him. The scene is bright and outdoors under a clear blue sky. A probable Swamiji identification is based on the orange-red robes, turban with brooch, rudraksha mala and trident; the figure is in person in this photograph.