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A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits in front of an ornate gold throne with carved floral and scroll detailing and gold knobs along its top edge. He wears orange saffron robes draped over the shoulders and a long rudraksha mala of dark brown beads falling to his chest, with a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead. The photo is a close-up portrait taken at a seated ceremonial event. Swamiji (probable): the long swept-back hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha mala and throne seating are the qualifying cues for the in-person candidate.