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A large hall audience faces a gilded throne in front of a tall golden trident. A bearded man with long dreadlocks wears a red sleeveless top, a leopard-print wrap, a long white-and-gold flower garland and a gold medallion, with gold armbands and a tilak on his forehead. He stands beside the throne with lion-headed gold armrests while a dark cushioned seat, microphone and water bottle sit below. Seated devotees in white, orange and saffron saris and kurtas fill the front rows, some with hands folded in namaste, and a cameraman operates a camera on a tripod at right. a person: the figure's dreadlocked hair, ornate gold garlands and red-and-leopard ceremonial dress match the page's description of the Supreme Pontiff at the Sadashivoham event at Adi Kailasa, Bengaluru.