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A man with eyes closed and head slightly bowed stands before a golden trident-like staff, a ceremonial spear with a decorative shaft, against a dark red curtain. He has long dark hair piled up with a metal ornament at the top, a white tilak on his forehead, gold earrings, a red shawl over his shoulder, a multi-strand garland of red, yellow and white flowers, gold bangles on his upper arm, and a gold ceremonial necklace. A red cloth covers a side structure behind him, and a golden kalasha-like vessel is visible at the lower edge. Appearance-based cues of long hair, ornate gold jewellery and a red shawl match the Swamiji candidate, so this is a probable in-person depiction of him during a padapuja-style ceremony.