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A smiling man with long dark hair sits on an ornate gold throne carved with lion-faced and floral motifs, its cushion red velvet. He wears a white dhoti-style garment, a bare right upper arm with copper-coloured armbands, a wrist bracelet, a gold pendant necklace and a long garland of red and yellow flowers draped over his shoulders and chest. A small red bindi marks his forehead and a headset microphone is clipped near his face. Gilded lion statues flank the throne on either side. The swami figure is a probable match by appearance, with long swept-back hair, ornate gold neckwear and ceremonial garland, seated in the role of a teacher on the throne.