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A seated man in an orange turban and orange robe stands on an ornate gold throne with a tiger-striped cushion and gold lion-shaped arm rests. He wears a red and green flower garland, layered gold and beaded necklaces, and a gold armlet, and holds a silver staff against his chest while smiling with eyes lowered. In the foreground, several people in white clothes and women with braided hair are seated with heads bowed toward him, and a Tamil banner with a faint sunlit backdrop sits behind the throne. Swamiji (probable): the orange turban, saffron robe, rudraksha-style beaded and gold necklaces, garland and throne indicate a sannyasi-style presentation, so the in-person candidate is marked as probable.