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A man sits cross-legged on a white cloth-covered platform in lotus-style meditation with eyes closed, in front of large gnarled banyan tree trunks and roots. He has long dark wavy hair, a red bindi and white marks on his forehead, and wears orange-saffron robes with yellow-gold borders wrapped over one shoulder. His hands rest on his knees and his feet are bare. a person: the long swept-back hair, saffron robes and ceremonial presentation are consistent with the candidate, appearance-based only.