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A photograph of a stage event with a robed figure seated on an ornate silver throne under a purple canopy, flanked by carved stone pillars and a trident-topped staff. The seated figure wears a saffron-red dhoti, a long rudraksha mala and a shawl, with a raised, bare upper body and a central tilak. Green and violet stage lights beam across the scene. In the foreground, a dense crowd of people holds up smartphones to record the stage, many wearing mala beads and some in dark jackets. Behind the throne a painted temple-style backdrop and a red curtain frame the stage. The seated figure's identity is an appearance-based candidate only.