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Photograph of a bearded man with long dark hair seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne, wearing a rust-brown robe, a thick gold necklace of braided chains and a red bracelet, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. He holds an orange cloth in both hands while speaking. Silver lion figures flank the throne, and a silver staff stands at left. Behind him, a white-clad attendant and a bald man in white with orange shawl sit in a hall with red chairs. The appearance-based candidate shows long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and rust-saffron robe, consistent with Swamiji (probable) seated in a teaching role.