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A man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red cushioned seat, holding a silver staff topped with a finial in his raised right hand. He wears a rust-brown saffron-toned garment draped over one shoulder, a dense garland of red and white flowers, gold bangles on both arms, a gold chain, and a red tilak on his forehead. Behind him stands a silver trident, and beside the throne a silver stand holds a small brown bottle. Seated devotees in white ritual clothing fill the hall, and a Yamaha keyboard sits on a small silver stand at the right. The man has distinctive long swept-back hair, ornate gold jewelry and saffron-toned robes, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji, so this is a probable identification from appearance cues.