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A bearded man in rust-brown ochre robes sits on a carved wooden chair with a leopard-print cushion, smiling, before a microphone on a stand. He wears a pink and white flower garland, layered gold and rudraksha-style beaded necklaces, gold bangles on his upper arm and wrist, and a white tilak with a red dot on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Beside him stand a small brass lamp and a gold kalasha-style vessel on a red-draped table, with green potted plants and colourful hanging cloth banners behind. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, rudraksha-style mala necklaces and ceremonial gold ornaments mark him as the presiding spiritual leader seated for discourse.