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A seated man in a rust-red and gold-bordered sanyasi garment and matching red turban with a crescent ornament smiles at the camera, wearing a red bindi, white vertical tilak on the forehead and white markings on the upper arms. He wears long rudraksha-style mala strands across his chest, gold earrings and beaded bangles, with a small microphone clipped near his face. He sits before an ornate gold repoussé throne back carved with scrolls and mythical lion-like figures, on a red cushion. a person cues: the rudraksha malas, saffron-orange garment and ceremonial gold adornments on a throne, with appearance-based identification only.