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A man seated on an ornate gilded throne speaks into a microphone on a boom stand. He wears a rust-orange turban with a small gold ornament at the front, a rust-orange shawl draped over bare shoulders, a long gold-bead necklace, a beaded rudraksha-style bracelet on the upper arm and wrists, and a dark tilak mark on the forehead. His right hand is raised in an open gesture as he speaks. Behind him are deep red curtains and gilded chair carvings. Appearance-based candidate only: a person, the presiding teacher seated in discourse. Identity is inferred from the presentation cues, not from his face.