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A seated man in orange saffron robes sits on an ornate gold throne with a carved arched back decorated with lion heads, draped with a tiger-skin rug and red tiger-striped cushions. He wears a long gold necklace with a pendant, gold armbands and bangles, a red bindi on his forehead, and hoop earrings, and gestures with one hand while speaking. Behind him stand a large wooden panelled door and painted deity figures holding a flaming torch and a trident-like staff. Swamiji (probable) appears in this photograph: long swept-back hair, saffron robes, ornate gold necklace and jewellery on the throne.