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A smiling man with a long dark beard and a red bindi-like tilak on his forehead sits in front of an ornate gold repoussé throne backrest. He wears a saffron-orange cloth over his shoulders, gold bangles and a gold necklace, and a garland of green leaves with white and red flowers. He presses both palms together in a namaste gesture with eyes half closed. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-orange clothing, rudraksha-style gold ornaments and a ceremonial garland on a golden throne, shown in person.