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A photograph of a bearded man seated on an ornate silver throne with a red velvet cushion, holding a black microphone in his right hand and smiling. He is bare-chested, wearing a rust-red shawl draped over one shoulder with a gold border and a gold chain necklace, with a vertical red mark on his forehead and long dark hair swept back. A red and yellow embroidered ceremonial banner with a white bird emblem hangs at left, and a brass oil lamp stands nearby. The setting appears to be a temple or ashram hall with white walls and wooden pillars. Visually this matches the Swamiji (probable) appearance cues of long swept-back hair, saffron-red clothing and ceremonial gold necklace, seated in the honoured position of a throne during a talk.