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A smiling man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a red velvet backrest and carved golden armrests, raising his right hand in a blessing gesture while holding a golden staff topped with a bird figure in his left hand. He wears a rust-red turban with a small gold ornament, a rust-red robe and dhoti, a long garland of red, white and yellow flowers, a rudraksha mala with heavy gold bead necklaces, and a gold pendant. Long dark dreadlocks fall beside the throne, and two gilded carved figures flank the background. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), given the saffron-red ornate attire, turban, garlands and rudraksha cues, seated in honour on a throne.