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A photograph of a man seated cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with plush maroon cushions, speaking into a headset microphone. He wears a rust-orange sannyasi robe with a yellow-gold border, a long rudraksha mala with gold beads, gold armlets and bangles, and a red bindi. His long dark hair is swept back. Beside the throne stands a painted deity murti with orange skin, gold jewellery and a gold crown, holding a ceremonial staff. A gold lion-shaped armrest sits at right, and a tiger-striped cloth covers the platform. The pictured figure matches the page's Swamiji candidate, with long swept-back hair, a rudraksha mala and saffron robes, so this is a probable Swamiji.