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A photograph of a smiling man with long dark dreadlocked hair and a short beard, seated on a leopard-print cushioned throne in front of an ornate silver-embossed panel. He wears a rust-red shawl over his bare shoulder and a long ceremonial gold necklace of beads with a pendant. Behind him stands a deity murti draped with red garlands and orange cloth, and a silver ritual vessel rests on a cushion to the right. The setting suggests a temple ritual space. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, red-orange shawl and gold ceremonial necklace match the presentation of the page's subject, and he is seated in person.