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A procession inside a tented pavilion at night, with strings of small red lights overhead. In the centre, a smiling man in a red shawl and saffron robe, with a white forehead band, gold necklaces and beaded malas, holds his hands together in greeting while walking between tall silver trishula staffs. Beside him, a bald man in saffron robes and a rudraksha mala carries a trident. At right, a bald monk in saffron with a rudraksha mala and a red tilak walks with eyes lowered and hands folded. Behind them, saffron-clad attendants and a uniformed security guard with a rifle follow, and a man in a dark jacket and event badge stands among them. The visible cues are consistent with the a person appearance-based candidate in the centre, though his identity is uncertain.