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A seated man in saffron-orange robes, long dark hair swept back, a rudraksha mala and a gold-toned necklace, extends his right arm and points while sitting on an ornate silver-and-red velvet throne. White vertical markings are on his forehead. Around him, participants in white and orange-red shawls sit in rows, some with white headbands; a seated man on the left holds a silver ritual object near a small blue tray with incense or offerings. A large screen and red banners with decorative panels fill the background. Probable Swamiji (long swept-back hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and gold necklace) seated in the central teaching position, with devotees in white and orange shawls.