Photograph of a smiling bearded man with long dark hair seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne, holding a black microphone in one hand and resting the other hand on his chin. He wears rust-red robes, a gold necklace with a rudraksha-style mala, a red bindi and white forehead marks, with a red bangle on his wrist. A plate of green leaves sits in the foreground. Behind him are gilded carved panels and a golden figure of a woman holding a dish. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklaces and saffron-red sannyasi clothing, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this session.

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