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A seated man in orange-saffron robes and a long rudraksha mala sits in a carved wooden chair on a stage, smiling with eyes closed and both palms raised in front of a microphone on a stand. He has long swept-back dark hair and a red bindi on his forehead. Behind him a large golden Nataraja dancing Shiva image with a flaming arch fills the backdrop, flanked by ornamental golden peacock motifs. A water bottle and a gold tumbler sit on a carved side table to his left. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, saffron robes, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklace match the cues for the Swamiji candidate, seated as a discourse speaker.