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A seated man sits cross-legged on a red velvet-draped platform before an ornate silver-embossed throne back with a lion-face motif on a dark green backdrop. He is bare-chested with white ash stripes on his chest and arms, a red tilak on his forehead, and long swept-back dark hair. He wears heavy gold chain necklaces and a gold pendant, rudraksha bracelets on both arms, gold earrings, and a maroon dhoti with a gold border and rudraksha-beaded waistband. His right hand is raised in a blessing gesture while his left hand holds a gold staff topped with a curled serpent head. Probable Swamiji by visible cues: swept-back hair, rudraksha adornments, ornate gold jewellery and throne setting. A faint bird logo appears in the upper left corner.