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A seated man with long dark hair and a red-brown saffron-toned cloth draped over his shoulder wears heavy gold beaded malas and a gold necklace. He has a red tilak on his forehead and smiles while placing his hand on the bald head of a kneeling devotee. Nearby, a grey-haired woman in white with gold earrings and a hand raised in greeting kneels, and another hand holds up a printed paper. The seated figure sits before an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions. Swamiji (probable): the seated man wears long hair, a saffron-toned shawl, ornate gold malas and a ceremonial gold necklace, and sits on a silver throne while giving blessings during an initiation scene.