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A smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits before an ornate gold carved throne-back against a deep red curtain. He wears a red-brown shawl, a dark rudraksha mala, and a red bindi with a white tilak on his forehead. He is draped in thick garlands of pink lotus buds, white flowers and green leaves, with red-orange flower garlands at his lower sides. The picture is a close-up portrait taken at a formal event; no other people are visible. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated on a throne, based on the long hair, shawl, mala and ceremonial garlands.