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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair stands at the centre in a flowing saffron-orange garment draped over one shoulder, wearing a heavy gold bead necklace with a gold pendant and a red bindi on his forehead; his eyes are lowered. Behind him a terracotta-coloured building bears strings of small decorations and a Kannada-script sign, and a printed banner shows a portrait of a woman in orange with English text. Several people stand around him, including a man in a white shirt with a yellow vest and a woman in a white sari with a bindi and black beaded necklace. A microphone is visible at the left edge. Swamiji (probable): the central figure's saffron clothing, long swept-back hair and ornate gold necklace fit the candidate's presentation.