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A bearded man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red tilak on his forehead sits on an ornate gold throne with a red velvet cushion. He wears a rust-brown robe over a bare shoulder, a long white and pink flower garland, and a gold chain. His right hand is raised in an open gesture while he addresses the audience. Behind the throne stand gold and jewelled deity murti with embellished crowns and ornate silver-and-gold decorations. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, rust-brown ascetic robe, rudraksha-style chain and ceremonial floral garland on a throne. In the foreground, a brass-coloured ritual object is partly visible. The image is a photograph of a seated speaker on a stage.