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A smiling man sits cross-legged on an ornate gold throne with a deep red velvet seat and red bolster cushions, on a patterned carpet. He wears an orange-red sleeveless robe, a double strand of gold beads and a rudraksha-style bead mala, a red and gold forehead mark, and has his hair tied back. Behind him, a large red banner shows a portrait labelled "Paramahamsa Nithyananda" wearing a red turban and ornate clothing. Appearance-based candidate: a person, seated on the throne and wearing long swept hair, rudraksha mala and ceremonial gold necklaces. The throne is elaborately carved and gilded with lion-like figures and scrollwork.