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A bearded man with long dark hair, sandalwood-white and red tilak on his forehead, and gold earrings sits with eyes closed and palms pressed together in namaste on an ornate silver-and-red throne-style chair. He wears an orange-brown sleeveless robe, a heavy rudraksha mala with a large gold ceremonial pendant, and a braided wrap over his shoulder. Behind him stand gilded ritual objects, a red curtain and a brass lamp with a flame. Swamiji (probable): the figure shows long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklace consistent with the page's Swamiji reference, seated as the presiding speaker. The seated man is the only physical person visible.