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A photograph of two seated figures on a stage before an ornate gold backdrop with carved lattice and gilded lion reliefs. On the right, a smiling man in a saffron-orange turban with a jewelled ornament sits on an ornate silver throne with leopard-print cushions, wearing a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl, a long beaded mala and a large ceremonial gold pendant, with gold armbands and bangles; he is barefoot and laughing, with a microphone stand beside him. Probable Swamiji (probable): the visible cues are the saffron turban, ornate gold ceremonial jewellery and rudraksha-style beads on a throned speaker. On the left, a smiling woman with dark hair pinned up with a wooden ornament, wearing a rust-red sari-style garment and a multi-strand bead necklace, sits on a silver chair facing him.