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A man seated on a cream upholstered throne with carved dark wooden arms reads from a sheet of paper held in both hands. He wears a deep red and maroon shawl over a bare upper torso, a rudraksha mala with beads draped at his chest, and a white vertical tilak on his forehead. Long dark hair falls past his shoulders. Beside him stand a silver oil lamp on a white table and a vase of red and yellow artificial flowers. Behind is a dark blue curtain and a red and gold banner. Appearance-based candidate: Swamiji (probable), seated on the throne as the speaker, with long swept-back hair, rudraksha mala and red ceremonial shawl.