A man stands on a raised stage in a warm, hazy red-orange light, holding a tall red-and-gold trident-staff in his right hand with his left hand on his hip. He wears an orange-red dhoti and shawl, a multi-strand gold and beaded necklace, gold armbands and a tilak on his forehead, and has long dark hair with a small crown-like ornament. Behind him is an ornate gold arched shrine framed with silver and gold decoration, with hanging bells above, a deity murti visible in the background, and a gilded lion figure on the left. In the foreground a golden peacock-like ornament sits on the stage. Swamiji (probable): the figure's long hair, crown, saffron-orange clothing, gold necklaces and trident mark him as a candidate for the person the page describes, shown in person.

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