A photograph of a smiling man seated on an ornate gold-and-red throne in front of a red curtain, speaking into a microphone on a stand. He wears a rust-red sleeveless wrap over his shoulders, a matching draped garment, and multiple rudraksha malas around his neck, with a red thread on his wrist and a white forehead marking with a red central mark. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. He sits cross-legged on a tiger-striped cloth over red cushions, and a small wooden stool sits beside the throne. The gold throne has elaborate repoussé carvings and a cobra-hood canopy. The features of a swami-like figure with distinctive long hair, rudraksha malas and saffron-toned clothing support a probable identification, though appearance alone is not conclusive.

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