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A bearded man with long swept-back dark hair stands before a seated audience in a hall with white walls and red draped curtains, gesturing with both hands while holding a tall golden staff topped with an ornate finial. He wears an orange-brown cloth draped over one shoulder, a leopard-print wrap around his waist, and a long rudraksha mala hanging to his waist. Behind him stands a large gilded throne with brown leather upholstery and a golden lion head on its arm. A white pedestal fan sits beside the throne. Dozens of devotees in orange, red and white saris and kurtas sit on the floor, many with folded hands or attentively watching. Hanging orange, red and green banners with white symbols decorate the upper walls. Swamiji (probable): the speaker has long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and an orange cloth, a combination the page associates with the event.