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A seated man in a rust-red ochre robe sits on an ornate cream-and-gold throne-like chair, resting his chin on one hand while holding a rudraksha mala in the other. He wears a leopard-print turban with a silver crescent ornament, a long gold bead necklace with a large gold pendant, and red rudraksha armlets and bracelets. A vermilion tilak marks his forehead. In the foreground are silver ritual objects, a brass oil lamp, a stone mortar and pestle, and a striped cloth on a table. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, crown-like crescent ornament, ornate gold necklace and rudraksha malas match the cues for the Swamiji candidate, seated in the ceremonial position.