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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate brown leather throne in a large auditorium, with an audience of many people seated on the floor and in chairs before him. The central figure wears a rust-red and saffron shawl with gold borders, a long rudraksha mala with a ceremonial gold pendant, a green bead necklace, gold armlets and bangles, and has long dark hair swept up, a crown-like headpiece; he smiles while gesturing with his right hand. Audience members wear white, orange and saffron clothing, some with orange lanyards. A ceremonial staff with a finial stands at left.