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A smiling man seated on an ornate gilded throne with a carved arched back, wearing a maroon-red turban with gold trim and a small jewelled ornament, a red bindi on his forehead and a clip-on microphone at his cheek. He wears a long gold-bead necklace and rudraksha-style gold beads, bangles on both wrists, and a red-brown robe with a gold border draped over one shoulder, with white markings on his upper arm. His right hand is raised in a gesture while his left arm rests along the throne, and a brass oil lamp sits at the right edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable) appears in this photograph, with a turban, gold-bead ornamentation and saffron-red clothing, seated in a discourse setting.