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A photograph of a man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, smiling and raising one hand in a gesture of address. He wears a rust-brown saffron-toned dhoti-style cloth, a thick multi-coloured flower garland with red and white blooms, a gold chain with beads, gold armbands and bangles, and a red bindi with white vibhuti lines on the forehead. Around him seated devotees in white and orange-red shawls sit on the floor, a bronze vessel and a small brass pot stand nearby, and golden decorations fill the background. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold necklace and saffron-toned garments on the central figure seated on the throne, depicted in the role of a teacher giving satsang.