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A seated man speaks into a microphone on a stage before an ornate backdrop of embroidered, jewelled panels in green, navy, orange and red. He wears a rust-brown turban with a gem brooch, a saffron-brown shawl over a bare chest, layered gold and white flower garlands, a gold pendant, and gold armbands. The chair is draped in leopard-print cloth. A gold lion-headed armrest is visible at the lower right. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair beneath the turban, ornate gold adornments and a saffron-toned shawl point to the Swamiji candidate, seated in a throne-like chair as the speaker at this event.