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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits on a white marble ledge in a temple setting, wearing a saffron-orange shawl draped over one shoulder and a yellow cloth tucked at his waist. He wears a heavy gold rudraksha-style necklace with a small gold deity pendant and has white paste smeared on his arms and shoulders. Behind him are gold temple fittings, a garland of white, red and green flowers, and a yellow silk hanging. The scene suggests ritual abhishekam or puja. Probable Swamiji by appearance: long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and ornate gold necklace, seated in a temple.