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Two saffron-robed men sit on ornate gold-and-maroon thrones behind a cluster of Tamil news channel microphones, with autumn-leaf garlands framing the set. The man on the left, smiling, wears a red headband, rudraksha malas and a silver pendant, and his hand rests on the armrest. The older man on the right, with shaved head, white sacred ash and a headband, wears a heavy gold necklace, rudraksha mala and gold bangles, his eyes lowered. A third saffron-robed person stands at the far right edge. Microphone flags read Jaya, GTV, Raj, Vasanth, Makkal and Sun. a person candidate: the left-hand seated man, with the headband, malas and pendant, is a probable match.