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A seated man in an orange-saffron dhoti and shawl sits before an ornate gold repoussé backdrop with a haloed arch, on a black-and-white striped tiger-print cloth over a golden cushioned seat. He wears a red-orange rudraksha mala across his chest, long strands of gold beads, white beaded armlets and bangles, and a white horizontal tilak with a red bindi on his forehead. His hands rest folded in his lap. A small lit oil lamp appears at the lower left corner. Swamiji (probable): the orange robes, long hair, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces match the appearance cues of the probable candidate, seated in a ceremonial setting.