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A smiling man sits cross-legged on a red velvet cushion before an ornate silver throne-back with repoussé floral designs. He wears a deep maroon-red robe with gold border, layered rudraksha malas with silver spacers, a gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets and gold-ringed fingers. A white tripundra with a red bindi marks his forehead, and gold earrings hang from his ears. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture and his left hand rests open on his knee. A printed copyright caption appears at the lower right. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, gold ceremonial necklace and ornate red robe with gold border fit the ceremonial Swamiji presentation; the appearance is only moderately distinctive.