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A man with short dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne with a red cushioned seat under a gold-fringed canopy. He wears a white dhoti and shawl, a red-brown rudraksha mala, and a red tilak on his forehead, and raises one hand in an expressive gesture while speaking. Gold oil lamps with lit flames stand on either side of the throne. Four women sit on the floor in front, some in orange and white saris, facing him and listening. Behind the throne a large painted backdrop shows a temple-like colonnade with carved pillars and a painted deity figure in purple and red. A microphone stands near the throne. a person: the seated man wears a rudraksha mala and white robes in front of the throne, a presentation consistent with the page's reference to a person.