A man with long dark hair and a full beard sits smiling on an ornate gold throne with red cushions, bare-chested and wearing a rust-brown dhoti and a brown shawl over his shoulders. He wears a white and pink flower garland, a red bindi on his forehead, a rudraksha-style bead necklace and a gold chain, and holds a small object in one hand. A gold trident stands at his left, with gold lion figures and ornate gold carvings behind him. A small table with an orange bottle sits at the left edge. The person is a presenter on a stage; the page flags Swamiji present, and the appearance cues are long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala, a garland and a red-brown shawl, supporting a probable identification.

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