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A photograph of a seated man in rust-red saffron robes and a matching red-brown turban with a crescent and jewelled ornament, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears heavy gold necklaces, a gold pendant, bangles and armlets, and raises one hand in a mudra. Behind him is an ornate gilded throne with lion-face armrests and leopard-print cushions, and a white serpent-shaped staff stands at left. Swamiji (probable): the robes, turban, gold ornaments and throne match the event cues, presented as a discourse seat.