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A seated man in a yellow dhoti and yellow shawl sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne, or peetha, draped with garlands of marigolds in yellow, orange, red and purple, with white jasmine strands hanging below. He wears a long necklace of beads and holds a handheld microphone while speaking. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Brass oil lamps with lit flames flank the throne on both sides, and a multicoloured fringed canopy hangs above. Red and green draped fabric and flower decorations frame the white backdrop. A Swamiji (probable) appearance-based candidate is seated as the speaker, identified by long swept-back hair, bare-chested yellow robes and ornate adornments; the role is speaker on the throne.