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A smiling man sits under a canopy during a procession, wearing an ornate gold crown with a sun-like halo behind it, a red-and-white tilak on his forehead, layered red, white and yellow marigold garlands, and a heavy gold necklace over saffron-orange robes. He holds a silver ceremonial staff, and bare feet rest on a yellow cloth. Behind him, a silver umbrella frame with fringed blue and red cloth, a silver axe-shaped finial, and marigold garlands; an attendant in white ritual markings stands at left, with lamps glowing in the background. Swamiji (probable): the saffron robes, crown, layered garlands and ornate gold necklace match the presentation of the Nithyananda Paramashivam candidate, though the face is not used for identification.