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A smiling man with a long braided topknot and full beard sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat, carved with a lion head and flanked by silver swan-shaped stands. He wears an orange-saffron turban with a crescent-moon and jewelled ornament, a saffron shawl, a rudraksha mala and a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, and holds a small ritual object in his right hand. A headset microphone is visible at his ear. Seated audience members in saffron, orange and red clothing fill the foreground and background, and a screen shows a close-up of the speaker. Pale pink drapery forms the backdrop. The dress, ornaments and throne match the presentation cues of a person, seated and speaking to the assembly.