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A photograph of a man seated on an ornately carved dark wooden chair with a red cushion, on a stage. He wears a red sleeveless garment and red trousers, a large cluster of rudraksha mala beads draped over his shoulders, a gold necklace, a green bead strand, a beaded bracelet and gold earrings. His hair is long and swept up into a dark topknot, and a yellow-gold tilak marks his forehead. He sits with his hands clasped over one knee, gazing to the side, with a microphone stand nearby. Behind him, a large gilded deity murti adorned with sparkling sequined and jewelled decoration stands before gold and pink silk drapery. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rudraksha malas, ornate gold jewellery and saffron-red clothing, seated in the role of a speaker on a stage.