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A man seated on an ornate gilded throne (peetha) with lion-head armrests, set against a stage decorated with yellow and multicolored flower garlands and a gold-and-white patterned backdrop. He wears a white dhoti with a gold-bordered shawl, a long gold necklace, and a small red mark on his forehead; his long hair falls to his shoulders. He gestures with one raised hand while speaking into a microphone on a stand. A trident (trishul) stands to the left of the throne and a water bottle sits at the lower right. a person: long swept hair, gold necklace and saffron-gold shawl, seated on the throne as the speaker.