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Close-up photograph of a smiling man wearing a large black turban with a silver crescent ornament at the top, white urdhva pundra markings on the forehead, and a small clip-on microphone at his cheek. He wears layered gold necklaces and a multi-strand garland of orange beads with gold-toned spacers, draped over a saffron-brown shawl. Behind him is an ornate gold-embossed throne or peetha. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), with long dark turban, crescent crown ornament, rudraksha-style garland and ceremonial gold necklaces.