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A photograph of a man seated on an ornate red upholstered throne with gold-trimmed edges, eyes closed and hands pressed together in namaskar at his chest. He wears a bare-shouldered rust-brown garment, a long rudraksha-style brown bead mala and a gold pendant, gold bangles and armlets, and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him are colourful tassel decorations and green foliage. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), with long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold ornaments and a rudraksha mala, shown seated in a devotional pose.