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A photograph of a man standing on a stage in front of an ornate temple-style backdrop. He wears a rust-red draped garment, multiple strands of coral-red beads and a gold necklace, red beaded bracelets, and a red tilak with white markings on his forehead. He holds a tall silver trident decorated with a leopard-print cloth and a silver drum-shaped tie. Behind him stands a painted orange figure of a multi-armed deity holding a drum, and a striped tiger-skin cloth lies on a stool near his feet. Appearance-based candidate: a person, identified by long hair, rudraksha-style beaded malas, a gold necklace and ceremonial red-orange clothing, presented on stage in an ornate setting.