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A seated man sits on a dark red cushioned seat before an ornate silver embossed backdrop with a lion motif and a crescent moon ornament. He wears heavy gold necklaces, layered rudraksha malas, rudraksha armlets and bracelets, and a maroon dhoti, with an open book on his lap. He has long swept-back black hair with a crown-like top ornament, white forehead markings with a red bindi, and raises one hand in a mudra while resting the other arm on a silver armrest. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, crown-like ornament, rudraksha malas and ornate gold necklaces match the page's identification of Swamiji as this seated figure, so the candidate is the seated teacher in this photograph.