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A photograph on a stage in front of a banner with Kannada script reading 'ಜನವರಿ 1, 2007' (January 1, 2007) and red lettering. A man with long dark hair wearing a saffron-orange robe and saffron turban, with a long rudraksha mala, stands at left smiling. Beside him, a man with white hair and beard in a white kurta with a white and red-bordered shawl draped over his shoulder holds up a book with a dark cover showing black-and-white portraits. Gold-carved thrones with red cushions flank them, and a seated elderly man in glasses is at lower right. Microphones and a water bottle are on the stage. A small portrait photo appears at top right. The orange-robed figure is an appearance-based probable Swamiji candidate, identified by the long hair, saffron turban and rudraksha mala cues.