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A smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate silver throne encrusted with red, green and blue gems and carved elephant heads, the cushions striped in tiger pattern. He wears a maroon-brown robe, a white forehead mark with a red bindi, layered gold ceremonial necklaces, a pink and white flower garland, and gold armbands and bangles, with his right hand resting on the elephant armrest. Greenery stands behind the throne. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and garlands match the described presentation, with the throne and garland as context.