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A seated man sits cross-legged on an ornate gilded throne with carved floral backrest and lion-head armrests, draped in red velvet cushions with tiger-stripe pattern and a leopard-print cloth on the platform. He wears a red-orange turban with a decorative gold emblem, an orange-red garment with gold border, a long multi-strand gold beaded necklace, gold bangles, and a small red bindi, and holds a golden kalasha-shaped vessel in his left hand while smiling. A lapel microphone is clipped to his chest. Flanking the throne are painted deity figures with multiple arms holding a flaming torch and a trident-like staff. Swamiji (probable): the flowing red-orange robe, turban and ornate gold necklaces match the cues, so this is a candidate in person seated on a throne.