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A man with a tall dark swept-back hairstyle, a red bindi, and a long rudraksha mala of large beads sits on an ornate brown leather throne with gold-carved arms and golden lion figures at its base, wearing saffron-orange robes and a gold chain. He holds his hands together gently in front of him while speaking. Behind and around him, a seated audience in mostly orange, pink and white clothing fills the hall, with a ceremonial gold-topped staff at the left edge. The appearance-based label a person applies to the seated man on the throne; the scene is a teaching or satsang setting in a large hall with an attentive crowd.