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A seated man in a golden crown with a large ornate sun-like headdress, white forehead markings and a dark bindi, wearing a rust-red robe, long gold necklaces, a golden chest ornament, pink-and-white flower garlands over his shoulders, gold armlets and a tall silver ceremonial staff with white bead chains held in his right hand. Behind him is a painted deity figure with green and orange drapery and a blurred wooden background. Swamiji (probable): the man in the golden crown, rust-red robe, gold necklaces and flower garlands has several distinctive ceremonial cues, presented as the seated central figure in the ritual setting.