A seated man in a red-orange saffron wrap and bare torso sits on an ornate golden throne with lion-shaped armrests and a large gilded arch carved with multiple heads. He wears a long rudraksha mala, a gold necklace, gold earrings and a red tilak on his forehead, and holds a tall gold staff topped with a carved finial in his right hand. A leopard-print cloth lies over the seat. Purple and red stage lighting fills the background. Swamiji (probable) is shown as the throned figure, with the distinctive long swept-back hair, saffron wrap, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold ornaments as visible cues.

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