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Close-up photograph of a smiling man seated before an ornate gold throne with carved scrollwork. He wears a tiger-striped headwrap with multiple rows of rudraksha beads and a silver crescent ornament at the top, a white tilak across the forehead, and a small headset microphone near his mouth. He has large hoop earrings and layers of rudraksha mala necklaces over a bare chest, with a leopard-print wrap draped over one shoulder. Golden curtains are visible behind the throne. Appearance-based candidate: a person, presented in a commanding ceremonial pose on a throne.