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A smiling man seated cross-legged on a leopard-print throne-like couch against a deep red curtain, raising one hand in a blessing gesture. He wears a leopard-print headband with a silver crescent ornament, a rust-orange robe, a leopard-print waist sash, multiple rudraksha malas and bracelets, and a silver pendant. A microphone stand is at right and a gold-topped staff with serpent carvings stands at left. Attributing the figure to Swamiji rests on appearance cues: dreadlocked hair, a crown-like ornament, saffron clothing, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold, so this is a probable identification.