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A seated man in a silver ornate throne with a red cushion dominates the frame, wearing a rust-brown saffron-toned draped garment, a gold necklace and long gold-beaded mala strands, with a red tilak mark on his forehead and long dreadlocked hair. He sits upright holding a ceremonial silver staff-like object beside a silver lectern-style stand. Around him, seated devotees in white and saffron clothing listen, and silver ceremonial rods and a silver serpent-headed staff stand on the left. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace, rudraksha-style mala and saffron garment on a throne match the page's named speaker, though the appearance is uncertain.