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A bearded man with long dark hair sits cross-legged on an ornate silver-and-red throne in a hall decorated with gold ornaments and green leafy plants. He wears a saffron-orange robe, a heavy gold necklace, brown rudraksha mala strands, a red thread on the wrist, and a white forehead marking. He smiles and gazes to one side. Beside him a man in white ritual dress with a red thread and beaded necklace holds a small brass bowl. Behind the throne a golden deity murti in white and gold draped clothing is visible, with a yellow canopy above. Two silver vessels and a red flower sit near the throne. Overall ornate temple-style ceremonial setting. Visible candidate with saffron robe, long hair and rudraksha malas: Swamiji (probable), seated in the place of honour on the throne.