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A man stands on a dark stage in front of a large illuminated relief of a multi-armed deity murti with a crown and necklaces, flanked by golden lion statues and golden praying figures. He wears a pink-red silk drape with gold trim, a large layered gold-beaded mala necklace, gold bangles and a long dark braided hair, and holds a golden trident in his raised left hand while his right hand rests on his hip. A red-orange vertical tilak mark is on his forehead. Pink and purple stage lighting bathes the scene. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-pink ceremonial clothing with a trident, presented as an appearance-based candidate.