A seated man in rust-orange robes and a matching orange turban with a small feather ornament sits on an ornate silver throne with red cushions, flanked by silver lion figures. He wears a heavy gold necklace, gold bangles and armlets, and gestures with his right hand toward a silver lectern while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him hang red drapes; potted plants stand at either side. Gold-coloured figurines of a standing woman holding a bowl and a gold recumbent bull lie on the foreground carpet, which has a woven multicoloured pattern. Appearance suggests Swamiji (probable), seated as the discourse speaker, with his cues being the turban, orange robes and gold ornaments.

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