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A photograph of one man seated in front of an ornate gilded backdrop with elaborate golden floral and scrollwork carvings. He has long, dark, swept-back hair, a red bindi on his forehead and a white forehead marking, and wears an orange-saffron upper cloth with a gold-bordered edge draped over his bare shoulder. He wears a heavy ceremonial necklace of large gold beads, and a thin dark cord is visible at his neck. A microphone stand edge is visible at the left edge of the frame. The swamiji candidate is a seated figure with long hair, saffron clothing and gold beads, matching the qualifying cues, described as Swamiji (probable) at the event.