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A man with long swept-back dark hair sits in an ornate carved wooden chair with brown leather cushions, raising one hand in a blessing gesture while holding a small microphone near his mouth. He wears an orange-red shawl over a saffron-gold garment, a long rudraksha mala of brown beads, a green bead necklace and a large ceremonial gold pendant, with a vertical tilak on his forehead. Seated audience members in front and behind him, including an older woman with white hair and a man in glasses, watch attentively in a wood-panelled hall. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne-like chair giving a talk, with the visible cues of long hair, rudraksha mala, saffron-orange clothing and gold necklace. Watermarked archive text at upper right is omitted.