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A photograph of a man seated on a low wooden throne before a deep red curtain, eyes closed and smiling as he speaks into a microphone on a stand. He wears a leopard-print turban with a silver crescent ornament, a rust-orange and gold-bordered shawl, a leopard-print waist cloth, multiple strands of rudraksha malas across the chest, a silver pendant, and rudraksha bracelets on both arms. A tall gilded staff with leopard-print fabric stands at the left. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated in discourse, identified by the leopard-print turban, rudraksha malas and ornate ceremonial dress.