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A man sits on an ornate red velvet throne with silver-trimmed arms against a blazing red and orange fire backdrop. He wears a patterned gold-and-brown headwrap with a crescent ornament, rust-orange robes with gold borders, and a long rudraksha mala with a gold chain. A red tilak marks his forehead. Two gilded brass female figures flank the throne, each holding a shallow dish, and a tall staff leans at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, ornate headwrap, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold chain match the presentation of the page's subject, seated in the role of a presiding teacher on a throne.