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A man seated on an ornate golden throne (peetha) smiles broadly, wearing a gold crown, orange-saffron dhoti and shawl, and layered garlands of white flowers and green leaves with a gold ornamental necklace. Behind him a large portrait of a smiling bald man in saffron robes, with a red-and-white tilak mark on the forehead, is displayed on a backdrop. Gold-toned decorations surround the throne. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in his role as the coronated pontiff of Madurai Sarvajna peeta, with a crown, saffron clothing, garlands and gold necklace as the qualifying cues.