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A photo of a seated figure on an ornate gilded throne with a tall arched golden backrest carved with lion-like motifs and maroon velvet cushions. The person sits cross-legged, barefoot, with palms pressed together in namaste, wearing a rust-red silk dhoti and matching shawl, multiple rudraksha malas around the neck and wrists, and white sacred ash bands on the forearms and forehead with a red kumkum dot. A small microphone is clipped near the face. The seated person is a person by the presence of rudraksha malas, rust-red robes and ceremonial throne, with the throne and attire the main cues; identity is an appearance-based label only.