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A photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate gold throne with elaborate repoussé carved scrollwork and lion-like motifs behind him. He has long dark hair pulled back, a small red bindi on his forehead, gold earrings, and wears a rust-orange shawl edged with gold over a bare shoulder, with a long rudraksha-style bead necklace of orange-brown beads and a gold chain. A small microphone is visible near his face. Along the right edge a sliver of orange-and-red decorative drapery shows. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron-orange shawl, rudraksha beads, ceremonial gold ornaments and throne match the appearance cues for the page subject, a seated speaker on a golden throne.