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A photograph of a seated sannyasi on a large ornate golden throne with red cushions, set on a patterned red-and-cream carpet on a bare white stage. He wears orange saffron robes and a matching orange head covering, with long rudraksha malas hanging over his chest, and his hands are folded in front of him. Behind him hangs a large printed backdrop of a banyan tree with aerial roots. A microphone stand stands beside the throne, a sword-like ceremonial object rests on the carpet, and brass oil lamps flank the stage, one with a lit flame. A brass kalasha sits in the foreground. Dark blue drapes frame the sides and garlands of flowers are visible at the left edge. a person (saffron robes, rudraksha malas and a golden throne with an orange head covering), seated as the speaker. The image shows one visible person.