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A seated man in ornate ritual dress sits cross-legged on a gilded throne with carved lion and floral motifs. He wears a deep red turban with a fan-shaped pleated top and a small white stone, a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl edged with gold zari, a long ceremonial garland of gold beads, gold armlets and bangles, and a red-bordered sash. Long hair falls to his shoulders, and he has a red bindi. His hands rest folded in his lap and he smiles. Behind him hang strings of white shells and magenta flowers. White flowers lie on the dais and a small lectern with a book stands at left. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, red turban, saffron clothing and ornate gold garland match the page's Swamiji cues, but the appearance is only partly confirmed by these cues, so the candidate is shown as present on the throne.