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Close-up photograph of a smiling man seated before an ornate gold-leaf throne. He wears a tall black turban decorated with a jewelled ornament, a silver crescent moon, and a round red-and-gold medallion. His forehead has white paste with a red vertical mark. A small headset microphone is clipped beside his mouth, and he wears hoop earrings. Layered gold necklaces, rudraksha beads, coral-coloured beads and pearls cover his chest, with a gold pendant at the centre. Swamiji (probable): the turban, crescent ornament, rudraksha and coral malas, and heavy gold jewellery match the page's description of him as the presiding figure at this event.