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A smiling man sits cross-legged on a red velvet cushion before an ornate silver throne-backed seat, wearing a sleeveless maroon-brown garment with rudraksha-style beaded strands across the chest and shoulder. He wears layered gold necklaces with a temple-shaped pendant, a gold armlet, bangles and several gold rings, and has grey-white sacred ash marks on his forehead with a red bindi. Behind him stands a red-clad deity murti garlanded with flowers. A golden staff topped with a carved figure rises at the right. Printed copyright text overlays the lower right. a person: the appearance and distinctive adornments match the page, so the candidate is shown physically present.