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Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair and a full beard, wearing a white vertical tilak on his forehead, a rudraksha mala of brown beads, a gold ceremonial pendant on a chain, and a reddish-brown shawl. He wears a garland of pink lotus petals, white flowers, yellow marigolds and red roses. Behind him is an ornate gold-toned wall with arched carved panels and cut-out cross-shaped windows. Appearance-based candidate: a person, shown with long swept hair, rudraksha mala, gold pendant and garland, seated in a decorated setting.