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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate brown leather throne-style chair at the front of a hall, facing a large seated audience. The central figure wears an orange-saffron robe draped over the shoulder and bare-chested, with long dark swept-back hair, a thick brown rudraksha mala and a gold ceremonial necklace; the hands rest on the chair arms in a calm posture. A silver trident (trishul) stands on a pole to the left. The audience sits on the floor in rows, many women in saris and salwar kameez and people in white and orange, some with hands folded in namaste; a row of people appears at the back. Wood-panelled walls form the background. Swamiji (probable) is seated on the throne, the sole figure given the distinctive orange robe, long swept-back hair and rudraksha mala cues.