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A man in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered shawl and an orange turban sits in an ornate cream-and-red armchair behind a white podium, holding an open blue-covered book on a wooden book stand. He wears a long gold necklace with beaded ornaments and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him hangs a banner with large red and black lettering reading BHAGAVAD GITA (The Song of God), above a painted image of a chariot with horses and a charioteer. To the right stands a tall golden oil lamp (a brass deepa stand) beside potted green plants. The setting suggests a seated discourse. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, orange turban, saffron robes, rudraksha-style gold necklace, seated on a throne-like chair delivering a discourse.