A man seated on a white throne with a microphone close to his face, speaking to an audience. He wears a leopard-print turban with a red tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala across his chest and rudraksha bracelets on his arms, and a rust-red cloth wrapped over his bare shoulder. He holds one hand open, palm up, in a gesture of explanation. Behind him is a large gold sunburst-style backdrop, with brass kuthuvilakku oil lamps and a trident, and a silver nandi bull statue is at left. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, rudraksha malas, ceremonial gold necklace and turban are the cues for this discourse setting.

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