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A seated man in an ornate gilded throne with a red cushioned seat dominates a stage hung with deep red drapes and tall decorative poles with red, yellow and blue floral patterns. He wears a rust-red robe, multiple gold necklaces, a long pink-and-white flower garland, a sandalwood forehead mark and has long dark hair; he gestures with one hand toward a microphone on a stand. Behind him stands a gilded deity murti with a trident, and gold trident-topped staffs, lion figures and a small framed portrait on a stand flank the throne. A brightly patterned mat covers the stage floor. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated on the peetha in a discourse setting.