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A man seated on an ornate white carved throne before a red draped curtain, speaking into a microphone on a stand at right. He wears a rust-orange robe with a tiger-striped cloth at the waist, a large gold-toned ornamental belt plate, and a long garland of pink and white flowers with gold beads. He has a red tilak on his forehead, gold earrings and bangles, and he holds both palms raised in a gesturing teaching pose. Beside him on a white stand rests a folded reddish-brown cloth with gold necklaces, a gold bangle, and an orange feather ornament. A silver staff stands at left, and small silver lion figures flank the throne base. Green foliage and purple flowers appear at right. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, saffron-orange robe, garland and gold ornaments, seated in a discourse setting.