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A seated teacher in saffron-orange robes with a gold-and-saffron shawl sits on a throne before a floral backdrop of marigolds, roses and multicoloured garlands arranged in arches. He wears a long pink and white flower garland, a heavy gold bead necklace, gold armlets and a red bindi, and raises one hand in a teaching gesture. Golden lion-face armrests flank the throne, which is draped in tiger-striped cloth and velvet cushions. To the right stands a large painted deity murti with gold ornaments and an orange dhoti. Swamiji (probable) is seated at the centre, with long hair and saffron robes and a rudraksha-style gold necklace, speaking to an audience.