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A photograph of a seated man on an ornate gold throne in a temple-style stage setting. He wears a saffron-orange robe, multiple rudraksha malas and ceremonial gold necklaces, with long swept-back dark hair, a beard and a tilak on his forehead. He holds a beaded mala and sits beside a microphone stand. To his left, an older man in orange robes and a teal shawl sits on a smaller gold chair with a visible earpiece. Behind them stand golden figures of deities and lit oil lamps, and a small gold elephant sits on a stool. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated on the central throne with rudraksha malas, gold necklaces and long swept-back hair, presiding as the speaker. Green leaves decorate the stage edge.