A man seated at a wooden lectern with a black microphone on a stand, speaking with raised open hands during a session against a deep red curtain. He wears a rust-brown shawl draped over bare shoulders, multiple gold chains around his neck, and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair falling down his back. A gilded ornamental carving stands at the right edge. Swamiji (probable): long dark hair, bare-shouldered rust-brown wrap, gold necklaces and forehead mark, seated as a discourse speaker.