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Photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate silver throne encrusted with red, green, blue and white gemstones, with silver elephant-head arm rests and cushions covered in yellow-and-black tiger stripes. He wears a rust-red robe, a gold ceremonial necklace and a gold chest plate, a double garland of pink and white flowers, gold bangles on his arms and a white vibhuti line with a red kumkum dot on his forehead. He rests one hand on the carved armrest. Dark foliage and a wire are visible behind the throne. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style ceremonial gold necklaces and ornate saffron-red clothing are consistent with the page's Swamiji claim, though the face is not used for identification.