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A photograph of a man seated on an ornate gold throne beside a gold-painted Nandi bull, with a garlanded deity murti shrine behind him, adorned with flower garlands in yellow, purple, green and red. The seated man wears a large maroon turban with a fan-shaped pleat, a shimmering purple-and-silver embroidered sherwani, a maroon dhoti-style lower garment and multiple gold necklaces. He holds a silver staff or sceptre in his right hand and smiles. A green cloth covers the platform beneath the shrine, and a yellow flower garland drapes the footstool. Probable Swamiji (probable): the seated figure has long swept-back hair, a crown-like turban, ornate clothing and ceremonial gold necklaces seated on a throne, though the appearance is uncertain.