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A man seated cross-legged on an ornate golden throne with a high carved back and red cushions, in front of a green banner with large gold lettering reading partly as 'Sutras'. He wears a cream-coloured turban with a red tilak mark on the forehead, a red and gold-bordered wrap over bare shoulders, and a long gold-beaded rudraksha-style mala. A microphone on a flexible stand is near his face, and a blue draped curtain stands behind. A white lectern and a small metal water pitcher sit at the left. The appearance of a Swamiji candidate is distinctive: a turban, saffron-red robes and ornate ceremonial beads seated on a throne, so this is.