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A seated man in saffron-orange robes and a bare-chested drape sits on an ornate gold throne with carved lion-shaped armrests and a red-and-white striped cushion, with a tiger-striped cloth draped over the seat. He wears a tall piled hairstyle bound with rudraksha bands, a red bindi, a long rudraksha mala with ceremonial beads and gold bangles, and holds one hand raised in a gesture while speaking into a microphone on a stand. Behind him are gilded carvings and a tall brass lamp stand with a lit oil lamp. Appearance-based identification: Swamiji (probable), seated and giving a talk on the throne, with rudraksha malas, a piled crown-like hairstyle and saffron clothing as cues.