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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a deep burgundy velvet seat and back, topped by a crown finial. He wears an orange saffron-coloured dhoti-style garment with a gold border draped over one shoulder, a long rudraksha mala around his neck, and a red bindi on his forehead, and has a small headset microphone. He holds a pink sheet of paper on his lap and smiles while looking off to one side. A small black tablet stand sits on a wooden side table at left, and silver stanchions with chains line the carpeted aisle in a large white hall with recessed ceiling lights. a person: the orange robe, rudraksha mala and ceremonial throne are visible cues for a presenter in the hall, so the appearance-based candidate is physically present in the scene.