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A photograph of a single seated figure on a raised stage at the centre of the frame, under spotlights with rising incense smoke. The figure wears a saffron-red robe, a gold necklace with beads, and has long hair and a red mark on the forehead; his eyes are closed and his hands are folded in his lap. He sits on a red cushioned platform before an ornate gold throne with a large arched back, leopard-print seat cushions and carved lion-style armrests. A tall ceremonial staff stands to one side, and a brass railing runs across the front of the stage. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in meditation on the throne, identified by long swept-back hair, saffron robe and gold necklace cues.