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A smiling man with long swept-back dark hair and a small red tilak on his forehead sits in an ornate carved wooden throne with brown leather cushioning, one hand resting his chin. He wears a saffron-orange shawl over the shoulder, multiple strands of brown-gold beaded malas, and an ornate gold pendant. A bracelet of colored beads is on his wrist. Behind him, red padded banquet chairs and a wooden-paneled wall suggest a hall, with other seated people partly visible at the edges. Appearance cues of long hair, saffron clothing, malas and gold ornaments are consistent with the Swamiji (probable) label, seated in the role of the honoured teacher on a throne during the event.