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A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-head armrests and a deep magenta velvet cushion. He wears an orange-saffron garment draped over one shoulder, a long multi-strand gold and beaded necklace, bead bracelets on the upper arms and wrists, and a red bindi on his forehead. His long, dark curly hair falls past his shoulders. He holds a small ceremonial handheld bell in his raised right hand and smiles toward the left, with a gold-capped staff resting near the lion. The backdrop is a pale blue wall with a dark red curtain at left. Appearance-based probable Swamiji: a seated figure in saffron with long hair, gold necklace and ornate throne cues. No other people are visible.