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A seated man in an orange-brown robe and ornate gold necklace with a rudraksha-style mala sits on a white and red throne in a gold-decorated hall. He has long dreadlocked hair, a full beard and white and red sacred markings on his forehead, and smiles broadly. A young man in a white shirt presses his hand to the seated man's head in blessing, while another young man in white holds a silver vessel. A woman in a yellow sari with gold necklaces stands at the right edge. Behind the throne, a gold-clad deity murti is visible, with green foliage around the seat. Appearance-based probable Swamiji (probable) seated on the throne, with a crown-free dreadlocked head, orange robe and ornate gold necklace, receiving the role of blessing giver during a ritual.