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A smiling man sits on an ornate gold throne with red tiger-striped cushions and a tiger-skin cloth draped over the seat. He wears a rust-orange turban, rust-orange and gold-bordered draped cloth, a heavy gold-and-beaded mala with a large gold pendant, gold armlets and bangles, and has a red bindi on his forehead and a small microphone clipped near his face. A tall gold staff stands at the right edge, and a dark red curtain backs the stage. Appearance cues (turban, saffron-orange garments, ornate gold mala and throne) fit the Swamiji candidate, so the subject is presented as a probable Swamiji seated in person.