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A seated man speaks into a microphone on a stage with a red carpet. He sits on an ornate gold throne with red cushions and a tiger-skin rug, wearing an orange-saffron robe, a gold-coloured garland, gold armbands and bracelets, with a tilak on his forehead. Behind him a large bronze relief of a multi-armed deity with a jatamukuta crown and layered necklaces is set against a stone-textured backdrop. A gold trident stands beside the throne, and a gold cobra hood rises above the seat. Potted green plants flank the stage, and a white and gold cloth covers a table with a brass vessel and offerings at the lower left. The probable Swamiji cues are the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and gold garland; he is delivering a discourse from the throne.