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A seated man in a dark turban wears a maroon shawl over a bare upper body, with multiple long rudraksha mala necklaces, rudraksha bracelets, a gold pendant and white and grey sacred markings on his forehead and arms. He reads an open book held on a wooden stand, sitting before an ornate silver-coloured throne carved with floral motifs. A silver ceremonial staff lies in the foreground, and an orange light glows at the left edge. The image is a photograph of a single person in a ritual setting. Swamiji (probable) is shown here in a seated teaching posture, with cues of distinctive rudraksha malas, turban and maroon shawl.