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A seated man in a gold-carved throne at the centre of a golden draped backdrop raises his right hand in blessing while sitting cross-legged on a red cushion. He wears a tall black turban-like head covering, a tiger-striped cloth around his waist and bare upper body, layered rudraksha malas and an ornate gold pendant necklace, with a bangle on his wrist. A microphone stands before him. Gilded standing figures flank the throne, one holding a veena and another with a hand raised, and a brass plate sits on a stand at left. Swamiji (probable) appears in person, seated on the throne with distinctive turban, rudraksha malas and gold necklace cues; the photograph is captioned with a copyright line at lower right.