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A photograph of a man seated before an ornate gilded backdrop carved with floral scrollwork and a central deity relief. He wears a rust-red robe, a white-and-red tripundra forehead mark, a gold earring, a gold chain, a gold armband, and a long garland of white jasmine, pink lotus flowers, and orange-yellow marigolds draped over both shoulders. He is smiling and looking to his left. In front of him hang a brass hand bell with a chain and a brass oil lamp on a stand, with a red cushion below and string lights at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): the appearance-based cues are the long swept-back hair, the ornate gold ceremonial jewellery and the garland, but no printed name is visible in the scene.