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A photograph of a darshan setting on a stage draped in red and yellow fabric. A bearded man with a tilak and a rudraksha mala sits on an ornate white-and-red throne, wearing a rust-orange robe and a white garland, smiling and holding a white thread. Behind him a gilded deity murti with a crown and trident-like staff stands on a golden stand. A man in white dhoti and a bare-chested attendant with tilak sit or kneel to the left, a brass lamp and potted plants surround the stage, and two women in saris with gold necklaces stand at the right. Several people in saffron and white clothes are visible. Appearance-based candidate present: a person, seated on the throne in rust-orange robes with rudraksha mala and garland.