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A smiling man stands before an ornate silver throne-like backdrop with repoussé floral and lion-head motifs against a dark green background. He is bare-chested with white ash striations across his torso and arms, a red bindu on his forehead, and a white tripundra above it. He wears layered gold necklaces with large pendants, rudraksha bracelets on both wrists and a rudraksha waist garland, and holds a gold ceremonial staff with a serpent-like top in one hand while the other hand is raised in greeting. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown in a posed portrait with ceremonial regalia.