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A bearded man in an orange-red turban with gold ornaments sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with carved lion-head armrests and a leopard-print cushion. He wears an orange-red robe with gold borders, long rudraksha malas, a gold necklace and orange beaded armlets, and smiles toward a microphone on a stand. A silver staff stands beside him and a small framed portrait sits on a silver side table at left. Behind him is a carved silver backdrop on red drapery. Swamiji (probable): the orange robe, rudraksha malas, turban and ceremonial gold ornaments on a throne match the candidate, so the figure is treated as Swamiji seated in person on the throne.