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Close-up portrait of a man seated before an ornate gilded throne with carved scrollwork and a dark red backdrop. He wears a tall black turban with a jewelled gold ornament at the front, a white vertical tilak with a red bindi on his forehead, and a small microphone clipped near his cheek. Around his neck are layered rudraksha-style beads in orange-brown and gold, with gold coin pendants and a large ceremonial gold necklace over a saffron-brown garment. He smiles softly toward the camera. Appearance-based label: a person, seated in the role of a discourse speaker on a throne.