A man with long swept-back dark hair and a full beard sits smiling on an ornate golden throne with a scalloped red-cushioned backrest and lion-headed armrests. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with a gold-bordered cloth, a white and pink flower garland, gold necklaces and bangles, and a red tilak mark. A microphone stands before him, and an orange cup sits on a small wooden stool at left. Behind him are carved golden wooden panels with cross-shaped cutouts, a tall golden trident, potted plants, and a decorated golden figure of a seated deity with a tiger skin and jewelled adornments at right. A fan and clay pots frame the set. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne wearing rust-brown robes and a garland, with long swept-back hair and a beard, as a speaker at a satsang. The image shows a stage setting with several figures in view but only one physical person is seated in the scene.

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