A man in rust-red sannyasi robes sits cross-legged on an ornate silver throne carved with floral and scroll patterns and lion-head armrests, its cushions covered in leopard print. He wears a rust-red turban with a red tilak on his forehead, a long rudraksha mala, and rudraksha bracelets on his upper arms, and he gestures with open hands while speaking into a microphone on a stand. A leopard-print fringed banner stands at left against a purple starry backdrop. The Swamiji (probable) cues are the long dark hair under the turban, rust-red robes, rudraksha malas and ceremonial throne; he is presenting a discourse at the Navarathri Darbar.

Search the archive with this photograph.