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A photograph of a bearded man seated cross-legged on an ornate silver throne with a repoussé back, in a temple-like setting with a large gilded sun-disc backdrop and brass ritual lamps. He wears a leopard-print saffron-gold turban over long dark hair, a white and red tilak on his forehead, and a rust-red robe with multiple strands of rudraksha malas and rudraksha armbands. A gold pendant hangs on his chest, and a microphone stands before him as he gestures with one hand, the other resting on his knee. A brass trident stands at left and a stone bowl sits in the foreground beside a wicker basket. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), identified by the turban, long swept hair, rudraksha malas and ornate throne in a discourse setting.