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A seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a long swept-back hair, wearing a saffron-orange robe and a rudraksha mala, smiles while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Before the throne, a devotee in a white top and yellow shawl bows forward with forehead touching the gilded footstool, while a man in white and a saffron-clad attendant sit at the lower left. A woman in white with a yellow shawl sits with hands folded at the right. Behind the throne hang a large framed deity murti picture, marigold garlands and a golden lion-form stand, with a red and orange backdrop. Flowers sit at the side of the dais. Probable Swamiji (saffron robe, long hair, rudraksha mala, throne) is seated and speaking, while devotees perform padapuja.

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