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A photograph of a smiling man with slicked-back dark hair, white vertical forehead markings and a red bindi, seated and turned to the side in front of an ornate gold-leaf throne with carved floral and bird motifs. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over bare shoulders, a gold choker-style necklace and a long gold bead mala, and a small gold earring, with a small clip-on microphone at his cheek. Swamiji (probable): the visible cues are long swept-back hair, saffron/orange clothing, ornate gold necklaces and a rudraksha-style gold mala, in a seated honoured setting; this is an appearance-based candidate only.