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A figure in saffron-orange robes sits on an ornate gold-and-red throne on a raised stage, speaking, with a microphone stand and tripod-mounted camera in front. Flanking the throne are gold palanquin-style seats and deity murtis (possibly Shiva and Parvati) draped in marigold and multicoloured garlands. A large fringed canopy hangs above, and a painted temple-gateway backdrop with stone pillars sits behind. Seated white-clad devotees in the foreground face the stage, and a shaved-headed attendee in orange sits among them. The figure on the throne is an appearance-based candidate for Swamiji (probable), shown by saffron clothing and long hair, while the page places him at a talk.

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