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A smiling man sits on an ornate golden throne decorated with garlands of white, yellow, red and purple flowers and a gold kalasha-like finial above. He wears a maroon-red turban with a gold ornament and feather-like plume, a maroon-red robe, a gold necklace and a pink-and-white flower garland, and gold armlets. Golden lion-shaped armrests with red beaded collars flank the seat, which is draped with a tiger-striped cloth and leopard-print cushions. A microphone stands in front of him, and a red-and-gold ceremonial parasol-like pole rises at left. The seated figure matches Swamiji's appearance (turban, maroon robes, gold ornaments and garlands), but the image is an appearance-based candidate only, so the description is labelled Swamiji (probable) for a seated speaker on a throne.