A photograph of a seated event on a gilded stage. In the foreground, an elderly man with grey hair and a short grey beard wears saffron robes with a teal-and-gold shawl and holds a black microphone to his mouth while speaking. Beside him, a man in a gold-trimmed saffron robe holds a second microphone. Behind them, a figure with long dreadlocked hair, a painted forehead, a gold necklace and an orange shawl sits on an ornate golden throne. Gilded lion-head carvings decorate the chair backs, and a brass oil lamp and metal cups sit on a small table. Several people are seated at the edges, including a man in a white dhoti with a yellow sash and a person in orange with a microphone. Visible people are a small group, while a few out-of-focus heads occupy the lower frame.

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