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Two men in saffron-orange robes sit on ornate gold-framed thrones with deep red velvet cushions in front of a blue painted door decorated with a peacock and floral motifs. The man on the left, smiling and clapping, wears a gold necklace, rudraksha beaded bracelets and a red-and-white forehead mark with a dark headband. The man on the right, seated with hands on the armrests and speaking into a microphone, wears a long rudraksha mala with gold ornaments, a bare chest with white sacred ash markings, and a red bindi and headband. a person is the candidate for the man on the left, based on his ornate gold necklace, rudraksha adornments and saffron robe; the seated man on the right is a senior sannyasi speaking at the microphone. A small printed copyright credit appears at lower right.