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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate golden throne with brown leather upholstery and golden lion-head armrests, smiling broadly with a small microphone at his cheek. He wears a rust-red saffron wrap over bare shoulders, a long rudraksha mala with a gold ceremonial necklace, and a red bindi, with dark hair swept up. Behind him stand a silver trident and seated devotees in red, orange and yellow saris and robes, with a tray of marigold garlands at right. A large screen shows the event in the background. a person: the seated figure's presentation, rudraksha mala, saffron wrap and ceremonial throne match the description of the page's subject, though his face is not used for identification.