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A smiling bearded man sits on an ornate golden throne with a carved gold backrest and leopard-print seat cushions. He wears a maroon-red turban with a small crescent ornament, a red bindi, rust-red robes, and heavy gold necklaces with a large pendant. Pink flower garlands hang across his chest and shoulders, and he wears red beaded bracelets on his arms and wrists. He gestures with one raised hand in front of a black microphone on a stand, apparently speaking to an audience during a discourse. The swamiji candidate is described here by appearance cues: a turban, saffron-red clothing, gold ornamentation and garlands on a throne, labelled Swamiji (probable) in this context.