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A seated man in a saffron-orange sleeveless robe with a gold-bordered cloth draped over his lap sits in a carved wooden chair with turned finials. He wears a long, thick multi-strand rudraksha mala with brown beads across his chest, a gold necklace and gold earrings, and a bright yellow-orange tilak on his forehead. His long dark hair is swept up on top of his head. He gazes off to the side with a slight smile, one hand resting on the armrest and a purple bracelet on his wrist. Behind him stand ornate golden deity murti decorated with jewelled garments and a red cloth backdrop with gold-threaded fabric, and a long silver staff leans at the left edge. Probable Swamiji is seated on the stage in this photograph, identified by the saffron robe, rudraksha mala, swept-back hair and ceremonial gold ornaments.