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A photograph of a man seated in profile on an ornate silver throne, wearing an elaborate gold crown with a curled finial, a gold earring, and a rust-orange cloth over his bare shoulder. He wears a long multi-strand garland of pink lotus flowers and white pearls with gold beads. A silver ceremonial staff stands at left, and a figure in pink and green draped cloth and a flower garland is blurred behind him. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, a crown and ornate gold ornaments, and a rudraksha-style orange shawl, matching his role as the honoured central figure on the throne. Gold leopard-print cushion at right.