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A seated figure in saffron-orange robes with a gold-bordered sash and a long rudraksha mala sits on a carved wooden chair on a stage, raising one arm and pointing with the index finger while speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears a red bindi and gold earrings, and his long dark hair is swept back. A silver trident stands to his left beside a steel cup and a water bottle. Behind him a large golden relief of a dancing Nataraja form, with flaming arch and multiple arms, is set against a beige drape, and peacock-feather motifs decorate the sides of the stage. The scene reads as a discourse. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron robes and rudraksha mala.