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A seated man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead smiles while raising his right palm toward a golden staff held by another person in white at the lower right edge. He wears a white shawl over bare shoulders, a heavy gold necklace of beaded links, a gold cobra armlet, and gold earrings. Behind him a golden lit oil lamp with a flame and a gold-decorated throne with a lion-face carving stand before dark blue drapes. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, ornate gold jewellery and white shawl are the cues. The scene suggests a ritual or satsang setting, and a bright flame burns on the golden lamp.