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A man stands barefoot on a patterned carpet on a stage, smiling and looking to his side. He wears a rust-brown dhoti-style garment with gold borders, draped over one shoulder, and a heavy gold necklace with a large pendant, plus a white bandage on his left forearm and a sandalwood-and-vibhuti forehead mark with a red bindi. Behind him hang colourful tasselled decorations against dark maroon drapes, and a gold-leaf lion-form seat stands at the right edge beside a golden deity murti. Blurred gold figures and a purple cloth are visible at the left, and a small microphone is clipped near his ear. Appearance-based candidate, unconfirmed, in ceremonial saffron-brown dress with ornate gold jewellery.