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A man seated before a microphone on a stand, in front of an ornate gold-leaf backdrop with a leopard-print cushion visible at right. He wears a rust-red turban with a silver brooch and a vertical tilak on his forehead, a rust-red shawl over his shoulders, and long gold beaded necklaces with brown rudraksha-style mala strands. His eyes are half-closed as he speaks. Appearance-based label: Swamiji (probable), seated in a discourse, with the qualifying cues of a red turban, ornate ceremonial gold necklaces and a rudraksha mala.