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A man in orange saffron robes and a long necklace of gold beads sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, hands pressed together in namaste at his chest, eyes closed, with a white tilak on his forehead and a red mark between his brows. Behind him a large backdrop shows painted figures and temple-style pillars with brass oil lamps, and a small statue of a deity sits to the right. Partial heads of audience members are visible in the lower foreground, and fruit sits on a tray at the left edge. Two sides of a gold-fringed shrine are framed against the red background. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, saffron robes and ornate gold beads, seated on a golden throne as the speaker.