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A seated man on a red velvet throne with gold lion-head armrests, in front of a golden backrest decorated with bands of yellow, orange, purple and red flower garlands. He wears a rust-red turban, a rust-red shawl over a bare shoulder, a thick rudraksha-style mala and a large gold pendant necklace, plus gold armbands and bangles. A silver trident stands beside the throne. Swamiji (probable): the appearance cues are the turban, ornate ceremonial gold necklace and rudraksha mala, and he is seated as the central figure of a ceremonial dais.