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Photograph of a seated man speaking into a microphone on a stand at a discourse. He wears a long dark-orange (saffron) robe, multiple rudraksha mala strands, and ceremonial gold necklaces, with gold bangles and a red-and-black wrist thread. He has long swept-up dark hair, a white forehead marking with a red bindi, and gold earrings. He sits on a leopard-print cushioned seat in front of an ornate gold-leaf throne back with red drapery behind. A gold staff-like rod rises at the left edge. Appearance-based candidate: a person, present in person, based on the long swept hair, saffron robe, rudraksha malas and gold ornaments.