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A seated man in a rust-red robe with a long braided shawl sits on a red cushioned throne before an ornate gold-leaf backrest carved with a deity figure. He wears layered garlands of white, pink and orange flowers, gold armbands and a white tilak on his forehead, and his palms are pressed together in namaste as he smiles upward. Hanging brass bells and small brass oil lamps with string lights surround the dark background, and a golden lion-form armrest is visible at lower right. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewellery and red-saffron robe with gold adornments fit the candidate, presented as seated in a throne-like setting.