A man seated on an ornate silver-and-red throne with a plush red velvet back speaks into a microphone on a stand at right. He wears a rust-brown turban with a red tilak on his forehead, a brown-orange robe, pink-and-white floral garlands, a long gold bead mala and a gold pendant. Both hands are open in an expressive gesture, and a white cup sits at the lower left beside the chair arm. A deep red curtain forms the backdrop. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated and speaking in a discourse setting, with turban, rust-brown robe, gold mala and floral garlands as cues.

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