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A man with a large swept-back dark topknot and a red bindi sits in a brown leather throne with gold-carved lion-head armrests, speaking into a headset microphone. He wears a rust-orange wrap over a saffron-red garment with gold border, a thick multi-strand rudraksha mala, beaded necklaces and a gold pendant. One hand rests on a lion armrest and the other on his lap; he is barefoot. Audience members in colourful clothing sit blurred in the foreground and background. Appearance-based candidate on a page tied to a Phuket, Thailand session: a person, seated and speaking to delegates.