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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an ornate gold throne (peetha) draped with a garland of yellow, red, purple and white flowers. He wears a saffron-yellow dhoti and wrap, a heavy gold necklace, and a red tilak on his forehead, with long dark hair swept back. His right hand is raised in a blessing or teaching gesture while he speaks into a microphone on a stand. Brass oil lamps (lamps with flame) stand on gold pedestals at either side, and a purple and white draped backdrop with a canopy above fills the background. Garlands also hang along the lower front of the throne. A single person is visible.