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A photograph of a seated figure on an ornate gold-and-brown throne in a large white tent, raising one hand in a gesture while speaking. He wears a rust-orange robe and a long beaded rudraksha-style mala draped over his shoulders, with a white cane or rod in his other hand. A keyboard-like electronic unit sits beside the throne. Behind and around him, a large crowd fills the tent, with many people in white and red-orange garments and some women in saris. Golden ceremonial trident-topped staffs stand at the left edge, and empty gold chairs line the back of the tent.