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A stage at a Navaratri celebration shows a seated man in saffron-orange robes and an orange turban on an ornate white silver throne, hands pressed together in a gesture of greeting, with a microphone stand before him. Beside him, a large decorated deity murti of a goddess sits on a pink and gold draped platform, adorned with white and pink garlands, a gold crown, a red and white beaded necklace and a gold canopy above. Attendants in orange stand near the murti, one reaching toward it with a flower or offering. Offering plates with fruit and lamps sit on the stage, and a starry blue-purple galaxy backdrop fills the screen behind. The bearded seated man, with long hair, rudraksha-style beads and gold ornaments, is a probable Swamiji candidate by appearance, presented in a dhyana-style sitting posture.