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A seated man with long dark hair, a white tilak on his forehead, rudraksha mala and gold necklaces, and a saffron-red shawl speaks into a handheld microphone on an ornate gold throne with a red cushion. Probable Swamiji (long dark hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces, saffron shawl) seated on the throne. Golden lion and elephant statues flank the platform, a red-and-gold umbrella stands overhead, and a white-clad attendant and two women in hairnets and gold-bordered saris work nearby, one bending over a bowl on the platform. In the foreground, several seated devotees with shaved or short hair sit in white and saffron, viewed from behind. A pedestal fan stands at left against a pale wall.