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A smiling bearded man with long swept-back dark hair sits on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet seat and backrest, wearing a rust-orange robe with a red undergarment, a red tilak mark on his forehead, and a red bracelet on his wrist. He holds a wooden staff or pointer in one hand and gestures toward the crowd. Seated in front of him are a large audience of women, many in orange and yellow saris, and several children. A pedestal table with a wooden box and a yellow-patterned cloth sits before the throne. A white pedestal fan and a silver ceremonial staff stand to the left, and a red curtain hangs behind the stage. a person depiction is in the central seated figure, a probable sannyasi teacher holding court before a devotee audience.