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Close-up photo of a smiling bearded man with a white vertical tilak on his forehead and a small red mark above it, wearing an orange-red shawl over bare shoulders. He wears two large garlands of marigolds in yellow, white, pink and red, with green leaves, draped across his shoulders. Behind him is a richly embossed silver-toned metal backdrop with ornate repoussé patterns. Swamiji (probable) is identified by appearance cues: long swept-back dark hair, saffron-orange shawl and floral garlands, in a ceremonial reception setting.