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Close-up photograph of a smiling man with swept-back dark hair, a white horizontal tilak on the forehead and a red-maroon dot at the centre. He wears an orange-saffron shawl draped over the shoulders and a heavy ceremonial gold necklace of large ornate beads with dark bands, plus a small gold hoop earring. A small beige lapel microphone is clipped near his mouth. The background is a deep maroon curtain. Appearance cues of long swept hair, saffron clothing, rudraksha-style gold beads and ceremonial gold necklace are consistent with a person, shown speaking in person.