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A smiling man in saffron-orange robes and a gold beaded necklace sits on an ornate carved wooden throne with tan leather upholstery, a live cobra coiled over the armrest beside him. He wears a red bindi, a purple beaded bracelet and holds a gold-tipped rod, with a headset microphone on his cheek. Seated devotees in orange and red shawls and lanyards watch in a bright hall, and a Yamaha keyboard is visible in the foreground. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ornate gold malas are the qualifying cues for the throne-seated speaker.