A smiling man sits before a microphone on a stand, seated beside a red upholstered throne with ornate white carved arms. He wears a maroon-brown turban decorated with a silver crescent moon, jewelled ornaments and red feather plumes, plus a red tilak on his forehead. Heavy gold multi-strand necklaces, a gold chain, and gold armlets adorn his bare upper body draped in a reddish-brown silk wrap with gold border. Behind him stands a golden wall with a lattice of red-brown diamond cutouts and carved gilded panels. Swamiji (probable): the turban, ornate jewelled crown-style headdress, gold necklaces and wrap are the qualifying cues for this in-person discourse setting.

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